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Conference Paper

Author
Cohen, Kay T.
Title
Engineering Heritage: Beyond the Technical
In
Engineering Heritage Matters: Conference Papers of the 12th National Conference on Engineering Heritage, Toowoomba, 29 September to 1 October 2003
Editor
Sheridan, Norman
Imprint
Engineers Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 2003, pp. 41-47
ISBN/ISSN
064642775X
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.334848421904998
Abstract

The concept of engineering heritage encompasses more than recording and preserving evidence of past technical achievements. An overemphasis on technical criteria can result in the virtual exclusion of equally important social, political and economic determinants. The recognition of engineering as a profession owed much to the public perception that its members worked rationally and objectively in the public interest, while engineers themselves valued their belief in technical knowledge and skills as a means of resolving social problems. Moreover, the multi-faceted nature of engineering heritage is readily accommodated in Queensland's heritage legislation provisions. Of the eight criteria used to determine the cultural significance of a 'place', four are concerned with social, cultural and historical identifiers. In this paper, by examining the social, political and economic, as well as the technical, aspects of two Queensland public works projects, I wish to present a view of engineering heritage as the sum of many parts.

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