376) Research Method for Conservation ***

Buyong, K.B. and Hazumi, H. (2004). Research Methods for Conservation. Workshop on Building Conservation, 6th. April 2004, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur. Ms. 1-8.

• Conservation research (ms1)
• Historic resource studies (ms1)
• Historical research (ms2)
• Documentation (ms2)
• Inventory (ms3)
• Stabilization (ms3)
• Original construction and later changes (ms4)
• Building materials (ms4-5)
• A three-step process to identify a building's visual character (ms6)
• Procedures (ms6-7)
• Conclusions (ms8)

268) Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation **

Cohen, N. (2001). Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation, McGraw-Hill, New York.

• Main issues of conservation (ms78-97)
• Elements of archaeology (ms98-109)
• Cultural monuments (226-233)
• Building methods (238-245)
• The reasons for conservation (ms272-281)
• Methodology of conservation (ms296-313)
• Bibliography (ms358-359)

141) Building Research Methodology in the Conservation of the Historic Buildings in Malaysia ***

Kamal, K.S. and Harun, S.N. (2002). Building Research Methodology in the Conservation of the Historic Buildings in Malaysia. Proceedings of the International Symposium Building Research and the Sustainability of the Built Environment in the Tropics, 14-16 October 2002, Tarumanagara University Jakarta, Indonesia. Ms. 517-527.

• Present situation of building conservation in Malaysia (ms518-519)
• Common defects in historic buildings (ms519-521)
• Factors that causes building defects in Malaysia (ms522)
• Methodology of building research in conservation project (ms523-526)
• Conclusion (ms526)
• References (ms526-527)

110) A Handbook Malaysian Architectural Heritage Survey **

Gurstein, P. (1990). A Handbook Malaysian Architectural Heritage Survey. Badan Warisan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.

• Introduction (ms1-2)
• Methodology (ms3-7)
• Glossary (ms8-23)
• Building data sample sheets (ms34-64)
• Identification of building types (ms67-75)
• Strategies for heritage conservation (ms88-89)
• Bibliography (ms90-91)