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Compared with the rest of the world, the scope of architectural conservation in the US is more narrowly defined. It is referred to as a subset of the field of Historic Preservation and is closely allied with object or art conservation, with focus on Materials Science and preservation theory. In areas outside of the US, such as the U.K. and Canada, architectural conservation may sometimes be synonymous with the much broader concept of historic preservation and its attendant relationship with planning, policy, and advocacy. In Asia where many of the fast developing and redeveloping cities are facing the issue of protecting its built heritage, architectural conservation becomes synonymous with urban conservation. A case in point is Singapore, where the government's Urban Redevelopment Authorithy is the authorithy for urban planning and urban architectural conservation. In China, heritage conservation is divided into archaeology and architectural conservation. Increasingly, heritage conservation, be they of underground or above ground nature, is employed as the means to the economic end of tourism development. Regional governments in China are realizing the economic potential (through domestic and international tourism) of having World Heritage Sites in their possession, and there has been a flurry to apply for listing of heritage sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List . The threat of over-commercialization of heitage sites with World Heritage status in China to cater to the hordes of domestic and foreign tourists, as already happened to the historic town of Lijiang, has highlighted the importance of the field of cultural heritage management--how to maintain the site in a sustainable way after it has been proper conserved and opened to visitors. Hence, architectural Conservation in the Chinese context is increasingly more closely allied with heritage management and tourism studies. EXTERNAL LINKS
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