02185nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260000800042653001700050653003800067653001700105653002600122653002700148653002300175653001900198653002600217653001800243653003400261653002000295653002500315653001600340653001700356653004000373653003300413653002000446653002500466100002400491700001900515245006400534300001100598490000700609520119300616022001401809       2022                            d  caug10aCase-studies10aChallenging conservation approach10aConservation10aConservation practice10aConservation practices10aCultural heritages10aHeritage sites10aHistoric preservation10aHolistic view10aIntangible cultural heritages10aLiving heritage10aQualitative research10aValue-based10acase studies10achallenging conservation approaches10aIntangible cultural heritage10aLiving heritage10aqualitative research1 aMartina Haselberger1 aGabriela Krist00aApplied Conservation Practice Within a Living Heritage Site  a96-1040 v673 aOver recent decades a more holistic view of cultural heritage has emerged, beyond simplistic tangible versus intangible dichotomies. Similarly, conservation has evolved from being material- to value-based, developing living heritage, people-centred and people-culture-nature approaches. As conservation interventions on objects, monuments and sites can affect an associated living culture and vice versa, conservators have a responsibility not only to understand tangible and intangible values, but also the local community and practitioners and bearers of tradition, by considering forms of  usage  and  interaction  with objects/monuments, identifying them before practical conservation starts. Whilst often constraining practice, living heritage can enrich professional work by encouraging participation and creativity through generating new, and adapting existing, approaches. This paper examines some (practical) implications of living heritage for conservation practice, by considering the Patan Durbar Square in Nepal, and the emphasis placed on continued use and community connection, to help conservators assume their social responsibilities and increase awareness of this issue.  a0039-3630