Building A World Heritage City

Author : Michele Lamprakos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317171101
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Building a World Heritage City written by Michele Lamprakos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Spiro Kostof Honourable Mention Award The conservation of old Sanaa is a major cultural heritage initiative that began in the 1980's under the auspices of UNESCO; it continues today, led by local agencies and actors. In contrast to other parts of the world where conservation was introduced at a later date to remediate the effects of modernization, in Yemen the two processes have been more or less concurrent. This has resulted in a paradox: unlike many other countries in the Middle East that abandoned traditional construction practices long ago, in Yemen these practices have not died out. Builders and craftsmen still work in 'traditional' construction, and see themselves as caretakers of the old city. At the same time, social forms that shaped the built fabric persist in both the old city and the new districts. Yemenis, in effect, are not separated from their heritage by an historical divide. What does it mean to conserve in a place where the 'historic past' is, in some sense, still alive? How must international agencies and consultants readjust theory and practice as they interact with living representatives of this historic past? And what are the implications of the case of Sanaa for conservation in general? Building a World Heritage City addresses these questions and also fosters greater cultural understanding of a little known, but geopolitically important, part of the world that is often portrayed exclusively in terms of unrest and political turmoil.

Author : Duncan Marshall
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9231041940
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preparing World Heritage Nominations written by Duncan Marshall and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2011 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781554078271
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Heritage Sites written by Unesco and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each site has an entry explaining its historical and cultural significance, with a description and location map.

Author : Wojciech Czaja
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783200066793
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Welterbestädte Weiterbauen /Continued Building in World Heritage Towns and Cities written by Wojciech Czaja and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780228101352
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Heritage Sites written by Unesco and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The eighth edition fully updates the book to add 42 new sites. World Heritage sites are judged under strict criteria with a view to the aim that they reflect the world's cultural and natural diversity and are of outstanding universal value. World Heritage Sites attracts a general readership as well as travellers and those with an interest in natural or human history, the Earth sciences, geography, conservation of the environment, wildlife and habitats; and planning and preservation."--

Author : Unesco
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 9781770858176
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Heritage Sites written by Unesco and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each site has an entry explaining its historical and cultural significance, with a description and location map.

Author : Constantine Sandis
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783740671
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Heritage Ethics written by Constantine Sandis and published by Open Book Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind, to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists, lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own expertise to the wider debate of what cultural heritage means in the twenty-first century. Cultural Heritage Ethics provides cutting-edge arguments built on case studies of cultural heritage and its management in a range of geographical and cultural contexts. Moreover, the volume feels the pulse of the debate on heritage ethics by discussing timely issues such as access, acquisition, archaeological practice, curatorship, education, ethnology, historiography, integrity, legislation, memory, museum management, ownership, preservation, protection, public trust, restitution, human rights, stewardship, and tourism. This volume is neither a textbook nor a manifesto for any particular approach to heritage ethics, but a snapshot of different positions and approaches that will inspire both thought and action. Cultural Heritage Ethics provides invaluable reading for students and teachers of philosophy of archaeology, history and moral philosophy – and for anyone interested in the theory and practice of cultural preservation.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO
ISBN 13 : 9230012238
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Cultural World Heritage written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tanja Vahtikari
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131700258X
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Valuing World Heritage Cities written by Tanja Vahtikari and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its celebrated World Heritage List, UNESCO steers the global heritage agenda through the definition and redefinition of what constitutes heritage and by offering the highest-level forum for heritage professionalism. While it is the national governments that nominate sites for inclusion in the World Heritage List, and the intergovernmental World Heritage Committee that makes the final decision on inclusion or non-inclusion, it is the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) for cultural heritage that determines whether the necessary level of ‘outstanding universal value’ is met. Focusing on the discourses of ICOMOS and their transmission to the local context, this book is the first in-depth historical analysis of the construction of heritage value in the context of cities illustrated through a case study of Old Rauma in Finland. The book contributes to the understanding of the discursive and constructed nature of World Heritage values as opposed to intrinsic values, critically scrutinizes the role of ICOMOS in making valuations concerning urban heritage, and sheds light on the interactions and tensions of universal and local (urban) perspectives in the practice of heritage valuation. Valuing World Heritage Cities is the first in-depth historical analysis of the construction of heritage value in the context of cities in the transnational discourses of heritage. This unique and timely contribution will be of interest to scholars and students working in Heritage Studies, Cultural Geography, Urban Studies and Tourism.

Author : Christoph Brumann
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781800739468
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best We Share written by Christoph Brumann and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is one of the most widely ratified international treaties, and a place on the World Heritage List is a widely coveted mark of distinction. Building on ethnographic fieldwork at Committee sessions, interviews and documentary study, the book links the change in operations of the World Heritage Committee with structural nation-centeredness, vulnerable procedures for evaluation, monitoring and decision-making, and loose heritage conceptions that have been inconsistently applied. As the most ambitious study of the World Heritage arena so far, this volume dissects the inner workings of a prominent global body, demonstrating the power of ethnography in the highly formalised and diplomatic context of a multilateral organisation.