Open AccessVisualizations Supporting Knowledge-Based Decision Making in Cultural Heritage Management
Author(s) -
Meliha Handžić
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
culture. society. economy. politics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2810-2010
DOI - 10.2478/csep-2021-0009
Subject(s) - inscribed figure , cultural heritage , promotion (chess) , context (archaeology) , reading (process) , visualization , cultural heritage management , knowledge management , computer science , data science , history , political science , politics , archaeology , artificial intelligence , geometry , mathematics , law
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.