Evaluating the cultural significance of historic graffiti

Structural Survey

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-64

  Forster, Alan M ^a   Vettese Forster, Samantha ^a   Borland, John ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buildings; Conservation; Cultural significance; Graffiti; Historic buildings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859732242     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630801211226637     Document Type: Article

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