It's a material world (2008)

Title: It's a material world. Caring for the public realm
Authors: Samuel Jones and John Holden
Publisher: Demos
ISBN: 978-1-906693-077
Pages:
Year: 2008
Link: http://www.demos.co.uk/publications/materialworld (PDF, 7.2MB)

Description:
The choice of what things to conserve and how to conserve them simultaneously reflects and creates social value. This pamphlet demonstrates the social value of caring for the material world, and highlights the importance of conservation as being integral not only to the culture and heritage sector but also to social well-being.

Table of contents:

1. Caring for the material world
2. Conservation and its values
3. The UK conservation sector
4. Conservation under threat
5. The current contribution of conservation
6. A crisis for conservation education?
7. Conservation and the wider world
8. Projecting a spectrum of conservation
9. Building capital from interest
10. Conclusions and recommendations
Appendices
1. Methodology
2. Organisations consulted