Donovan Rypkema PlaceEconomics

Heritage Strategies, International Washington, DC

Basic Premises; Evolving Concepts;

Cultural Heritage: Recent Findings

All in 15 Minutes

#1 Place Location

Every place has to have a location Not every location is a place

#2 It is the intangible that makes a Place out of a mere Location

“Sense of Place” not “Sense of Location” The 5 senses are intangible.

#3 Value requires knowledge

#4 Meaning requires memory

#5 Heritage buildings are the physical manifestation of memory

#6 Tangible heritage

enhances the meaning of intangible

heritage

#7 There is no statis

• Things are getting better or getting worse • The challenge is, what does “better” mean and

what does “worse” mean • For whom? • For what?

• Economically • Socially? • Environmentally? • Culturally?

#8 Resilience is critical for cities (and nations)

“Where sustainability aims to put the world back into balance, resilience looks for ways to manage an imbalanced world.”

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back. Hurricanes Harvey & Irma Protests in Charlottesville Post-conflict Syria Rebirth of Detroit Sea rise in Annapolis, Newport, Miami, Galveston Secular democracy in Turkey

#9 Cultural Heritage – Both Tangible and Intangible – can be a central component of

both Sustainability and Resilience

# 10 Sustainable Development as a concept has evolved

• Livability • Competitiveness • Inclusion • Resilience

The World Bank sees Cultural Heritage as a

development tool that contributes…

• Social • Economic • Environmental • Cultural

Sustainable Development

What we’ve learned (Revealed Preferences)

Livability

Average Walk Score

Designation

Raleigh 29 Car-dependent Local historic districts 82 Very walkable National Register historic districts 64 Somewhat

walkable All historic districts 73 Very walkable

Walkability

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Public School Library University

Historic Districts and Education Within 1/4 Mile of...

San Antonio

Historic Districts Rest of the City

Resilience

-4,000

-2,000

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

Change in Philadelphia Population 2000 - 2010

National Register Districts Rest of City

Competitiveness

Historic Buildings

46% Older

Buildings 22%

New Construction

32%

Location of New Business in Downtown Raleigh - 2013

Historic BuildingsOlder BuildingsNew Construction

Of Raleigh’s top 20 restaurants on Yelp, nine—nearly half—are

located in historic

districts.

Inclusion

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

less than$25,000

$25,000 -$49,999

$50,000 -$74,999

$75,000 -$99,999

$100,000 -$149,000

$150,000or more

Income Distribution San Antonio and Historic Districts

San Antonio Historic Districts

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

White African-American Other

Racial Make-up Historic Districts and Raleigh

Historic Districts City of Raleigh

Social

4.2% 5.2%

6.9%

8.7% 9.6%

11.3% 11.9% 12.6%

14.6%

14.6%

Foreclosure Rate Single Family Houses 2008 - 2014

Economic

31.4%

47.7%

57.7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

All Jobs Small Firm Jobs Jobs at Start-upFirms

Jobs in Historic Districts Savannah

Environmental

A multifamily structure built since 1980 uses 13% more energy per square foot than one built before 1920

Cultural

Nearly 30% of historic district working residents both live and work in historic districts

Savannah

8.0%

10.4%

13.8% 14.0%

20.3%

Share of All Jobs Professional,Scientific, and

Technical Services

Information EducationalServices

Arts,Entertainment,and Recreation

Jobs in Knowledge and Creative Industries New York City

58.1% 47.3%

41.9% 52.7%

OVERNIGHT VISITORS DAY VISITORS

Share of Heritage Visitors in San Antonio

Heritage Visitors Non-Heritage Visitors

Sustainable Development

Cultural Heritage Contributions Cultural

Resilience

Inclusion

Environmental

Livability

Competitiveness

Measurable Evidence of the Contributions of Tangible and Intangible Heritage

Economic

Social

Thank you very much