This article introduces the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) new thematic initiative ‘Astronomy & World Heritage’ to the broader cultural astronomy community. UNESCO recognized two features of the World Heritage List (WHL) that this new initiative seeks to address: 1) very few sites have a connection to ...
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The article reflects on the status of modern World Heritage sites in general and in particular related to Ukraine, and the specific typologies of infrastructure and modern urban planning – both closely related to each other.
Thomas Flierl, Jörg Haspel
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Review, Claire Cave and Elene Negussie, World Heritage Conservation. Th e World Heritage Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development, Routledge: London and New York, 2017 [PDF]
Review on book Claire Cave and Elene Negussie, World Heritage Conservation. Th e World Heritage Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development, Routledge: London and New York ...
Musteata, Sergiu
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Heritage-Based Urban Development
The purpose of this entry is to introduce the concept of Heritage-based Urban Development and explain its evolution and implications for historic urban landscapes.
Matthias Ripp, Jonquille Clifford
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This article argues that China’s growing attention towards villages in recent years has contributed to transforming the concept of built heritage and helped in disseminating a holistic idea of territory that has prepared the ground for the environmental ...
Anna-Paola Pola
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Urban Heritage in the Arabian Peninsula, the Experiences of Jeddah and Dubai
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates feature ultra-modern cities with millions of residents that developed in opposition to the physical patterns of traditional historical settlements.
Simone Ricca
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Diggings by Feral Pigs Within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of North Queensland [PDF]
James Mitchell, Robert J. Mayer
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Te Waahipounamu: South‐west New Zealand World Heritage Area. Ecological research and conservation history† [PDF]
A. F. Mark
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Importance of "historic sites" on Heard Island for protection of scientific resources and environmental management of a World Heritage site [PDF]
Janet Hughes, Estelle Lazer
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Fire management in Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area: Ecosystem restoration using Indigenous‐style fire regimes? [PDF]
Jon B. Marsden‐Smedley, JB Kirkpatrick
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