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Mo e Mo e Lwin , Dir e c t o r , YHT, 3 1 Au g 2 0 1 8 , pa n pa c if ic h o t e l , Ya n g o n

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photo: CDIA/YCDC/YHT project, 2014

□ architecturally, his torica lly, socially s ignificant buildings & monuments

□ his toric places

□ s ignificant inte riors

□ dis tinct characte r of ne ighborhoods

□ natural elements : trees , woodlands , landscapes , farmlands , parks , open spaces

□ urban utilities and infras tructure , marke ts , bridges , hospita ls , schools , ra ilways

□ archaeologica l s ites buried under the city

□ intangible cultural heritage incl. views , livelihoods , rituals , fes tivals , cuis ine , s tories , memories ,

traditions

What is urban heritage?

Why do we need to conserve heritage?Not to lose in the process of urban deve lopment

• Cultural benefits (Uniqueness , character/identity, pride /ownership, space to reconnect and

remember)

• Economic benefits (Inves tment, new economies , bus inesses , tourism, marke ts , space for

crea tive economies)

• Socia l benefits (Civic pride , re ta ining connection with place , avoiding displacement, re ta ining

communities )

• Environmenta l benefits (preserve , reuse, charm and character)

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• regula tions /procedures to protect from demolition and require maintenance

• Lack of financing and incentive for re use

• No s trong policy and regula tory control or vis ion for new development in heritage

environment

• Little awareness of economic and socia l va lue

• No control to maintain urban characte r

• lega l complexity

• Disas te r risk

Challenges

Rapid urbaniza tion, lack of planning, low qua lity deve lopment and

its long term impacts on quality of city life

urbanplanningand

managementurbanheritageconservation

andmanagement

livability

□ Clear vis ion

□ Simple planning guidelines and

policies

□ People-oriented planning

□ Quality infras tructure & services

□ Efficient permit process ing

□ Regulation & enforcement

□ Monitoring of impacts

□ Identification of conserva tion areas

□ Zoning plan and height control

□ Creation of heritage lis ts and legal

protection

□ Heritage unit in YCDC

□ Strengthening YHT

□ Good management processes ,

procedures , permits , guidelines .

□ Alternative development: incentives ,

PPP, Heritage Fund etc.

□ Urban built & cultura l heritage as As s ets and a driving force for

sus ta inable urban deve lopment.

□ Conserva tion-led development can bring about s us ta inab le economies as

well as better quality of c ity life

□ It is necessa ry to unders tand urban heritage res ources before making

any major decis ion and intervention

□ Urban heritage conservation should be integrated with urban planning with

a focus on urban management and developing policy

□ While following the basic principles and standards in international practices

for quality in terven tion , it is equally important to ta ilor to fit the local

context in order to maximize benefits for the public with limited resources

□ Public partic ipa tion in terms of info sharing, explana tion, engagement and

regula r consulta tion is necessary

□ Conserving heritage properties can increase public access to socia l and

cultural amenitie s

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YH T ' S VIS IO N :

T O P R O MO T E AN D IN T E G R AT E YAN G O N ’S U N IQ U E H E R ITAG E IN TO A 2 1 S T C

E NT URY VIS IO N O F YAN G O N AS O N E O F AS IA’S MO S T LIVE AB LE C ITIE S

Mis s ion:

□ advoca tes for heritage protection,

• develops clear and susta inable policy options ,

• engages with government, business , civil socie ty, and loca l

res idents .

• communica tes its ideas to the widest poss ible audience ,

• undertakes specific conserva tion projects , and

• facilita tes research and tra ining.

Founded in 2012 with funds from the loca l bus iness community and

inte rna tional governments and organiza tions .

YHT WORKs

Advocacy

Heritage management system

Conservationpractice

□ Advocacy & Outreach: Blue plaque , walk, talk

□ Halted unnecessary demolitions

□ Inventory, lis ting and conservation area projects

□ Physical renova tion projects

□ Providing technica l ass is tance

□ Capacity Building and tra ining

□ Making the socia l and economic case for

conserva tion

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By improving our urban environment without compromis ing our heritage, Yangon

will become a much more livable and functional city.

• published in 2016

• shared with government

departments , MPs, internal

organizations , business

community, NGOs and local

community

□ Legis la tion and regula tion in place

(Urban heritage protection law, Property and land

ownership cla rifica tion)

□ Planning procedures and control

(include cons idera tion for heritage fabric mgmt e .g.

HIA, CMP, demolition permit, cons erva tion area

des igna tion, zoning control, he ight limit)

□ Efficient coordina tion mechanism and s hared

holis tic vis ion be tween govt. departments

(including efficient use of government land and

properties for betterment of the city)

□Economics of cons erving heritage properties

(Collective ly se t up plan and support s ys tem for

renova ting old buildings , PPP, Heritage Fund e tc)

□ Politica l will

□ Technica l support

□ Public rea lm improvements

Keys tosuccessful

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□ Unders tanding heritage as se ts

Advocacy

Planning, regula tions

& management

YHT's task

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How we can create a safe and relaxing historic urban

environment?

Vendor manage ment

Tra ffic and parking control

Improving mobility, wa lkability,

public transport

P edes trianized s tree ts

Bus trans fe r points

Utilitie s e tc.

public amenities (recrea tiona l & cultura l)

What is needed to make Yangon more livable?

• INVENTORY PROJ ECT

• Surveyed 9 townships up to Bahan, recording each

and every building

• tota l nearly 15,000 buildings so far recorded

Understanding heritage assetsUnderstanding heritage assets2

□ The proposed Downtown Conserva tion Area covers approximate ly 2 km2 conta ining 3370

buildings , of which about 70% (2,122) display heritage va lue.

□ Downtown 6 townships on grid has over 7200 buildings

Planning procedures and controlPlanning procedures and control3

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□ Heritage lis ts (YCDC's lis ted buildings , YHT shared lis t incl. private bldgs) are not

s ta tutory, though YHT is being consulted by YCDC for permit proposa ls concerning

heritage places

□ No specia l municipa l by-law or zoning regulations to protect heritage properties a reas

□ Property and land ownership are complex and need urgent clarification

□ Tailored Regional/Sta te leve l Urban Heritage Conserva tion Law

□ Participatory s ta tutory lis ting required with yearly upda tes

□ Conserva tion Areas with associa ted regulation need to be identified

and updated

□ Legal procedures required tha t include heritage assessment before

any permit for a lte ration

□ Mixed ownership s ta tus

□ Religious trus tee ownership

□ Unknown who is respons ible for property improvement

□ low rent

□ Self-funded collective responsibilities

□ Divergent inte res ts between landlord and tenants

□ Inves tment and access to finance is limited

•Unlocking economicalpotential of residential buildings (legal recommendations 2015 Dec)

Legislation and regulations in placeLegislation and regulations in place4

Economics of conserving heritage properties

Unlocking their economic potentia l

Inducing investment

Increas ing space for socia l and cultura l activities

Improving public realm

Unlocking lega l constra ints

Technical and procedura l ass is tance

• Nationa lly important govt-owned buildings

• Commercia lly viable government-owned buildings tha t can be transferred

• Partia lly owned by govt or other organizations

• (Mixed) priva te ly-owned res identia l buildings in the area

□ PPP is viable, transparent

□ Could raise millions in public revenue for a heritage fund

□ Return for inves tors , government rent and conservation of buildings with public use

□ Combined with vacant block's potentia l deve lopment

□ Consolida ting a group of heritage buildings together brings more viability

□ Foreign inves tors in heritage properties could be given incentives (a llowing

purchase and improvement)

□ Tax Credits

□ Bank financing for house renova tion

Economics of conserving heritage properties6

VISION – YANGON HERITAGE DEVELOPMENTAGENCY

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* Preliminary analysis sugges ts that success fully tendering 5 properties as PPPs could generate

nearly $16 million for public realm improvements.

Source: Study done by Mr. Sanjay Grover, ADB Consultant, for YHT

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PRELIMINARY DUE DILIGENCE

BIDDING/ TENDERING

PROCUREMENT

MONITORING & EVAULATION

Capturing Value(maximizing value for money)

Managing Value(ring-fenced funding

from PPP opera tions)

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• NGOs (YHT)

• RRIVATE SECTOR REP

Crea ting Value(spillover benefits )

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Asse ts of NationalImportance

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□ Assessment of s ignificance and procedures

□ Conserva tion Management Plans- CMPs

□ Guidelines and controls

□ Method Statements for renovation/res tora tion

□ Technical skills tra ining

Technical supportTechnical support7

Reintroducing traditiona l cons truction me thods , tools and equipment a t se rie s of

technica l skills tra ining. YHT organized in 2016-17 tota l 8 diffe rent module s of skill

tra inings to loca ls in building indus try, including s tructura l a s sessment, brick laying,

me ta l working, tiling, roofing, plas te ring and joine ry.

Doh Eain YGN

Renovation/Adaptive Reuse projects nominated

for YHT Conservation Award 2017

• Streets not working as they could

• Vendors , parking, pedestrian access , safe ty, a ll need review

• More greenery, parks & playgrounds , a reas for cultural and recrea tiona l purposes

are needed to improve business , health, tourism, overall liveability of the city

Public realm improvementPublic realm improvement8

• Create a pedes trian route from Shwedagon to Botahtaung and within downtown

• Zoo, former War Office and Kandawgyi park included

• Bank s tree t improvement

• Integra te with infras tructure /utility upgrading projects

Improving Walkability

Proposed Ideas on conse rving his toric urban heritage s ite s and the ir environments ,

including tourism.

□ 800+ businesses lie within 5 minute walk of the route

□ 60% of walkin surface is currently difficult to walk

□ hundreds of small bus inesses a long the routes

□ 64,000 people live within 5 minutes walk of the route - this many people will be impacted by

improvement

□ 442 his toric s ites lie within 5 minutes walk, including the four his toric pagodas

□ 5 Kilometers long and it takes about 2-3 hours for leisure walk.

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TH AN K YO U F O R K I N D ATTE N TIO N

Photo credit to media , webs ites and YHT)

Conserva tion oriented urban deve lopment planning policies

Unders tanding urban heritage properties in and around the city

Educating and awareness rais ing on conserva tion

Sustaining urban resources to leave for next genera tion to make decis ion

moemoelwin@yangonheritage trus t.org

www.yangonheritage trus t.org

Towards the sustainable citydevelopment