{"id":14202,"date":"2016-11-16T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T16:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=14202"},"modified":"2016-11-15T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T17:57:12","slug":"ihbc-ni-branch-chairs-2016-yearbook-article-on-the-heritage-nudge-now-on-ihbcs-conservation-wiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=14202","title":{"rendered":"IHBC NI Branch Chair\u2019s 2016 \u2018Yearbook\u2019 article, on the heritage \u2018nudge\u2019, now on IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Built_Heritage_at_Risk_NI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14203\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Built_Heritage_at_Risk_NI-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"built_heritage_at_risk_ni\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>The IHBC 2016 Yearbook article on \u2018Nudge theory\u2019 by IHBC Northern Ireland (NI) Branch Chair Andrew McClelland, is featured on the IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki platform, again helping extend the reach of your institute\u2019s heritage-related advocacy into mainstream construction work and practice.<\/h3>\n<p><em>(Image courtesty of Andrew McClelland)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Extracts from Andrew McClelland\u2019s Yearbook article include:<\/p>\n<p>The publication of Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein\u2019s \u2018Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness\u2019, in 2008 popularised nudging as a policy tool. In 2010 the UK coalition government established the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), colloquially known as the \u2018Nudge Unit\u2019, within the Cabinet Office to apply the theory to public policy and services (see www.behaviouralinsights. co.uk). Backed by political leaders such as David Cameron and Barack Obama, similar initiatives have been undertaken in the US, mainland Europe and elsewhere, indicating widespread interest in innovative approaches to governance in a constrained financial climate\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>For non-governmental organisations, for example, the sustained focus of the BIT on giving and social action may provide lessons on improving fundraising in a difficult financial climate. Other examples might include brokering \u2018neighbourhood agreements\u2019 with local residents to increase participation in conservation area management, encouraging owners of historic buildings to avoid major repair bills by carrying out essential maintenance, and promoting the use of appropriate materials and skills. Nonetheless, these could be considered relatively \u2018soft\u2019 interventions compared to the daily activities of conservation officers, particularly in local authorities where enforcement and other planning functions are retained\u2026.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>You can help populate the IHBC\u2019s Conservation wiki resource by registering and contributing your knowledge and experience to the service simply by signing in, after you have registered,\u00a0 and submitting your content, just like Wikipedia.<\/p>\n<p>See\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designingbuildings.co.uk\/wiki\/Nudge_theory_in_relation_to_historic_environment_conservation\" target=\"_blank\">full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find out more about\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=12461\" target=\"_blank\">IHBCs 2016 Yearbook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/page55\/page58\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Yearbook publications<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC 2016 Yearbook article on \u2018Nudge theory\u2019 by IHBC Northern Ireland (NI) Branch Chair Andrew McClelland, is featured on the IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki platform, again helping extend the reach of your institute\u2019s heritage-related advocacy into mainstream construction work and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=14202\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14202"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14206,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14202\/revisions\/14206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}