In Search of Sustainable Paradigms for Conservation and Development Based on Underlying Convergent / Divergent Conceptions
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Transitional societies are emerging amid continuous cultural transformations. To search for sustainable
paradigms, it is essential to clarify the various interfaces of the conservation and development dimensions,
particularly as the outcome of thinking approaches -- convergent and divergent conceptions. Convergence
induces traditional practices, while divergence leads to non-conventional outputs. In this exploratory research,
two paradigms of interrelationships regarding sustainable conservation and development are investigated:
1) in conflict; 2) in balanced integration and transformation. In order to demonstrate the conservation and
development experiences, a quadrangular conceptual framework is set along a bipolar continuum with conservation
and development dichotomy in coordination with convergence and divergence. Two specific topics, each with
examples of East / West phenomena and related perspectives, are demonstrated: 1) contemporary architecture
with uniqueness; 2) treatment approaches of cultural heritage. This study reveals certain distinctive patterns of
interrelationship between conservation and development in accordance with the considerations of convergent
and divergent conceptions. The research output, based on balanced integration between conservation and
development as sustainable paradigm, would be the basis for setting up national policy and related legislative
amendments regarding sustainable cultural conservation and development.
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