Abstract Stakeholders are recognised as drivers of effective conservation of cultural built heritage. Yet, as stakeholders have eclectic views in terms of their interest in, knowledge of and perceptions about the management of historic fabric, their practices are often diverse. The objective of this paper is to gain an understanding of the stakeholders’ views drawn from relevant professional field on the issues that act as barriers to conservation and identify the factors that motivate built heritage management in Australia. Using a qualitative research design, two focus groups were conducted in Queensland and New South Wales with purposely selected key informants (N = 14) working in the Australian heritage sector. The study presents stakeholders’ interest in managing built heritage and the perceptions concerning the application of conservation policy and practices in the Australian built heritage sector, as influenced by the interdisciplinary backgrounds of participants. The paper contributes to an in-depth understanding of the conservation barriers and motivators and their implications for policy and practices in the management of Australian built heritage. The study is based on the perceptions of key informants with diverse interests and knowledge about the conservation of cultural built heritage; this makes the research analysis and implications inclusive and influential from both theoretical and practical points of view.

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澳大利亚文化建筑遗产：利益相关者认为的保护障碍和动机

摘要利益相关者被认为是有效保护文化建筑遗产的驱动力。但是，由于利益相关者对历史结构的管理感兴趣，对历史结构的管理知识和看法不拘一格，因此他们的做法通常是多种多样的。本文的目的是要了解利益相关者的意见，这些利益相关者是从相关专业领域中提出的对保护壁垒的问题的看法，并确定了激励澳大利亚建筑遗产管理的因素。使用定性研究设计，在昆士兰州和新南威尔士州成立了两个焦点小组，专门挑选了在澳大利亚文化遗产领域工作的关键线人（N = 14）。这项研究表明了利益相关者对管理建筑遗产的兴趣，以及受参与者跨学科背景影响的有关在澳大利亚建筑遗产部门中应用保护政策和实践的看法。本文有助于深入了解保护壁垒和动机及其对澳大利亚建筑遗产管理中的政策和实践的影响。这项研究是基于对具有多种兴趣的关键线人的看法以及对文化建筑遗产保护的了解；从理论和实践的角度，这使得研究分析和启示具有包容性和影响力。本文有助于深入了解保护壁垒和动机及其对澳大利亚建筑遗产管理中的政策和实践的影响。这项研究是基于对具有不同兴趣和对文化建筑遗产的保护有不同兴趣的关键信息提供者的看法；这从理论和实践的角度使研究分析和启示具有包容性和影响力。本文有助于深入了解保护壁垒和动机及其对澳大利亚建筑遗产管理中的政策和实践的影响。这项研究是基于对具有不同兴趣和对文化建筑遗产的保护有不同兴趣的关键信息提供者的看法；从理论和实践的角度，这使得研究分析和启示具有包容性和影响力。