Labels for the material Heritage: UNESCO World Heritage

Labels for the material Heritage:

UNESCO World Heritage

Mitrovica Summer University 2013SPARKCultural Heritage and Diversity

Dr. Peter Strasser, LL.M.Center for Architectural Heritage and Infrastructure

Danube University Krems - Austria

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Labels for the cultural (and natural) heritage …

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-European Heritage Days (CoE /EU)

-European Cultural Routes (CoE)

-EU-Prize for Cultural Heritage / EN-Award

-European Heritage Label (EU)(68 sites)Danube University KremsCenter for Architectural Heritage and InfrastructureDr. Peter Strasser, LL.M.


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and

… World Heritage



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World Heritage …

… the most successful UNESCO Convention in the field of culture:



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World Heritage …

Origin

-UNESCO-Campaigns (1950-‘70)- Abu Simbel

- Philae

- Pakistan

- Indonesia

- Venice

-UN-Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972



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World Heritage …

History

-1972: adopted by UNESCO‘s General Asembly

-1975: entered into force

-1978: 1st entries in the World Heritage List

-1994: „Global Strategy for a balanced WH List“



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World Heritage …

Crucial Terms

-„outstanding universal value“ (OUV)- Criteria ((i) – (x), § 77 Operational Guidelines)

- Authenticity

- Integrity

- Management & Legal Protection

-Tentative List (http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/)

-Zoning:- WH property

- Buffer zoneDanube University KremsCenter for Architectural Heritage and InfrastructureDr. Peter Strasser, LL.M.


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World Heritage …

„World Heritage Community“



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Population

World Heritage …

How to make World Heritage?



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Deadline: submission 1 Feb., 17:00 GMT, UNESCO/WHCEarliest decision: WH-Comittee-Session: June/July year 2

World Heritage …

World Heritage List



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World Heritage …

Challenges & Instruments



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- Managementplan- „Heritage Impact Assessment“ (HIA)- International Cooperation- „Advisory Mission“- Reactive Monitoring- Periodic Reporting- „Red List“- Deletion from the List (2 sites in: Oman, Germany)

World Heritage …

List of World Heritage in Danger „Red List“



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World Heritage …

„Other“ World Heritage?



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Nature:-Biosphere Reserve-Geopark-Network-Important Plant Area (IPA)-Protected Wetland of international importance (Ramsar-Convention)-Natura 2000 (EU)(Birds Directive)-European Diploma of Protected Areas (CoE)

World Heritage …




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Culture-World Monument Fund: „100 most endangered sites“-Memory of the World-„Living Human Treasures“-Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible-Heritage of Humanity-Representative List of ICH of Humanity-List of ICH in Need of Urgent Safeguarding-7 Wonders of the World

World Heritage …




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“7 Wonders of the World“-New 7 Wonders of the World, -USA Today's New Seven Wonders, -Seven Natural Wonders of the World, -New 7 Wonders of Nature, -Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, -Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, -Seven Wonders of the Solar System

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Homework:



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“The Implementation of the WH Convention in …“

1.When did the State join the WH Convention? (http://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/) 2.Was there ever a session of the WH-Committee in the country? (what means that the State was at that time member of the Committee) (http://whc.unesco.org/en/committee/) 3.Did the State submit a Tentative List? How many sites are / what kind of heritage is / on the List? (http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/) 4.How many, which kind of sites of the State are since when on the WH-List? (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/) and5.On the Danger List? (http://whc.unesco.org/en/danger/)

Labels for the material Heritage: UNESCO World Heritage

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