01734nas a2200193   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003653003300044653002800077653003300105100001300138245009800151856016600249300001000415490000600425520108900431022002001520       2013                            d10aIntangible cultural heritage10aCultural sustainability10aCultural heritage management1 aC. Grant00aDeveloping a triage system to determine approaches to sustaining intangible cultural heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84890323289&doi=10.18848%2f2325-1115%2fcgp%2fv09i01%2f55208&partnerID=40&md5=72e285af1de656e42a68ac56f3fa8569  a11-220 v93 aHigh-profile agencies such as UNESCO continue to underscore the urgent need to support the sustainability of intangible cultural heritage across the world, in all its forms: from languages to music, theatre to dance. That task is enormous, and within any specific region or nation, even within a community, decisions often need to be made about where to best direct the limited funding, time, and resources for sustainability efforts. Drawing on precedent from the environmental sciences, this paper suggests a  triage system  to help set priorities for implementing sustainability initiatives. The tripartite model assesses (1) the nature and severity of the threat to the cultural expression in question, (2) its perceived value in the community, and (3) the solvability of the problem. The system holds potential to assist stakeholders - communities themselves, as well as bodies that allocate funding and resources for cultural maintenance and revitalisation - to determine priorities for support, in turn leading to better deployment of resources and optimal outcomes for effort.  a23251115 (ISSN)