Earthen architectural heritage in the international context: values, threats, conservation principles and strategies

Purpose This research aims to highlight the values, principles and recommendations for conservation in order establish valid strategies of earthen built heritage. is done following a methodology which uses indirect (bibliography) direct (case study) sources systematically analysed from different perspectives: values Earth as material architectural vernacular heritage; heritage found international documents; analysis over 3,000 case studies good practices architecture are extracted. Design/methodology/approach Earthen widely all parts world, archaeological sites monumental architecture, centres researchers increasingly studying cataloguing. However, despite its richness historic cultural well many merits environmental sustainability, sociocultural socio-economic terms, value this has not been fully recognized fields with major repercussions conservation. Findings Finally, these data cross-referenced broadest possible guarantee aspects be taken into account Originality/value The text provides an overview methodologies extract specific applicable heritage, both locally globally.