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<p>This paper explores the role of knowledge visualization in facilitating decision-making in cultural heritage management. The paper addresses the issue in the specific context of stećci - the tombstones from medieval Bosnia inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list. Grounded in the distant reading paradigm, the paper introduces a series of visualizations of spatial, temporal, architectural, iconographical, epigraphical, and impact analyses of stećci data. Together, these visualizations should enable decision-makers to gain an enhanced understanding and knowledge of this important cultural heritage. In turn, this should help them make better decisions regarding their protection and promotion.</p>
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This paper explores the role of knowledge visualization in facilitating decision-making in cultural heritage management. The paper addresses the issue in the specific context of stećci - the tombstones from medieval Bosnia inscribed on the UNESCO world heritage list. Grounded in the distant reading paradigm, the paper introduces a series of visualizations of spatial, temporal, architectural, iconographical, epigraphical, and impact analyses of stećci data. Together, these visualizations should enable decision-makers to gain an enhanced understanding and knowledge of this important cultural heritage. In turn, this should help them make better decisions regarding their protection and promotion.

Visualizations Supporting Knowledge-Based Decision Making in Cultural Heritage Management

Culture. Society. Economy. Politics

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This paper explores the role of knowledge visualization in facilitating decision-making in cultural heritage management. The paper addresses the issue in the...

Visualizations Supporting Knowledge-Based Decision Making in Cultural Heritage Management

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 32 - 40

Received: Jul 20, 2021

Accepted: Oct 09, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csep-2021-0009

Keywords
knowledge management, visualization, decision-making support, cultural heritage management

© 2021 Meliha Handzic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Visualizations Supporting Knowledge-Based Decision Making in Cultural Heritage Management

Published Online: Feb 02, 2022

Page range: 32 - 40

Received: Jul 20, 2021

Accepted: Oct 09, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csep-2021-0009

Keywordsknowledge management, visualization, decision-making support, cultural heritage management

© 2021 Meliha Handzic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
knowledge management, visualization, decision-making support, cultural heritage management