The virtual office: a collaborative approach to surveys and GIS for urban renovation in the Bethlehem area conservation and management plan by UNESCO

Abstract

The work related to the first phase of the Bethlehem Area Conservation and Management Plan (BACMP) has been developed according to a program of «Developing capacities through technical cooperation». The Plan, funded by the Italian Cooperation with the support of UNESCO and under the technical and scientific supervision of a group of international consultants, had a dual purpose. Parallel to the conventional work on conservation and planning, a Capacity Building process was developed in order to overcome the lack of local specialists in the field of survey and GIS for urban rehabilitation and renewal.