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Eliciting Public Preferences For Managing Cultural Heritage Sites: Evidence from a Case study on the Temples Of Paestum [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper discusses ways of improving the management of cultural heritage sites and cities, focusing on new forms of involvement and public participation based on public preferences’ elicitation.
Annamaria Nese   +2 more
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Zoning the Far Northern Section : Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
The Great Barrier Reef is t he largest system of corals and associated life forms anywhere in the world . As a beautiful , natural environment on a uniquely grand scale it is an irreplaceable part of the world ' s heritage , already inscribed in t he ...

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Under the Shade of a Coolabah Tree: A Second Cache of Tulas From the Boulia District, Western Queensland

open access: yesArchaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Searching for the determinants of world heritage listing: an econometric analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The present paper provides empirical evidence of the main determinants affecting WorldHeritage listing across countries and time. While World Heritage represents the most relevant tangible cultural asset for the humankind, little research has been ...
Bertacchini Enrico, Saccone Donatella
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Annex 4: The Role of Indigenous and Customary Knowledges in Nature-Culture Linkage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper reports some reflections on our participation in the Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages in Heritage Conservation in Asia and the Pacific, Sacred Landscapes, in September 2017, at the University of Tsukuba.
COMASHOV Ilia, LEE Emma, MANRAL Upma
core   +1 more source

Automated Feature Extraction and Classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets in the Puck Lagoon via Multisensor Remote Sensing

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a strong framework for the detection and classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets (SCHA) in shallow marine environments using the integration of multibeam echosounder and airborne LiDAR bathymetry with object‐based image analysis and fuzzy logic–based classification.
Łukasz Janowski   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Going straight in a sacred landscape: the Great Hopewell Road

open access: yesStudies in Digital Heritage
The Hopewell culture built a series of geometric earthworks, among which the Newark Earthworks stand out as the most complex.  It has long been suspected that a ceremonial, double-walled straight road connected Newark with the Hopewell Heartland ...
Giulio Magli, Brad Lepper
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The World Heritage Convention and cultural landscapes of the enlightened Spanish Royal Arsenals: The case of the Royal Arsenal of Cartagena (Spain) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In 1992 the World Heritage Convention became the first international legal instrument to recognise and protect cultural landscapes. The Committee acknowledged that cultural landscapes represent the "combined works of nature and of man".
Maciá Sánchez, Juan Francisco   +2 more
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Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones.
Amal Al Kassem   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What determines the World Heritage List? An econometric analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The official intention of the UNESCO World Heritage List is to protect the global heritage. However, the existing List is highly imbalanced according to countries and continents. Historical reasons, such as historical GDP, population, and number of years
Bruno S. Frey   +2 more
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