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3.2 Factors affecting the property 

Factors affecting the property are described in details in Section 4 of this Report (below). 

For monumental architecture the main threats are: 

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environmental factors (humidity, heat) 

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mistakes of the previous restoration projects 

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rising number of tourists 

For traditional residential quarters and historic houses: 

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loss of control of changes and modernization (private property) 

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lack of funding for preservation 

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lack of documentation 

For townscape of Samarkand: 

- new 

constructions 

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large-scale development projects, such as road building 

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large-scale reconstruction projects 

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