Documentation
Good and timely documentation is one of the most effective means of facilitating the recovery and restoration of urban cultural heritage. If well documented, even totally destroyed individual buildings, ensembles of buildings and entire neighbourhoods can be reconstructed a long time after they were destroyed.
Recording pre-conflict conditions can also be crucial for maintaining the collective memory of a city or place as a living environment. Even in difficult or hostile political conditions, documentation can be used to rally and mobilise support for recovering lost heritage.
