Heritage cities are challenged by a combination of pressures, including climate change effects, rapid urbanization and abandonment. Conversely, a plethora of new methodologies and instruments are now available, thanks to digital technologies, which hold the potential to support planning conservation of heritage cities. This study seeks to explore the applicability of digital technologies to heritage conservation planning practices, in Jordan, with a more general applicability of some findings to the larger international context. Opportunities and limitations in supporting plans for heritage conservation in heritage cities through digital technologies are discussed. This study analyses several forms of data, including secondary data, semi-structured interviews with heritage experts and focus groups. Recommendations are made to maximise the potential of digital technologies in both eliciting awareness on heritage and documenting it for the purpose of developing more robust and effective conservation plans for heritage cities.

遗产城市受到多种压力的挑战，包括气候变化影响、快速城市化和废弃。相反，由于数字技术具有支持遗产城市规划保护的潜力，现在可以使用大量新方法和工具。本研究旨在探索数字技术在约旦遗产保护规划实践中的适用性，并将一些研究结果更普遍地适用于更大的国际背景。讨论了通过数字技术支持遗产城市遗产保护计划的机会和限制。本研究分析了多种形式的数据，包括二手数据、对遗产专家和焦点小组的半结构化访谈。