Download or read book Terra 2008 written by Leslie Rainer and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building tradition for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, from monuments and mosques in Iran and Buddhist temples on the Silk Road to Spanish missions in California. This volume's sixty-four papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, the conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, the conservation and management of archaeological sites, research advances, and training.

Download or read book Water Heritage written by Willem Willems and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, raise sea levels, increase pollution and enhance the frequency and magnitude of disasters. Societies around the world are challenged to adapt to these threats to ensure water security, economic prosperity and environmental and cultural sustainability. This book deals with the heritage of water management and the use that was made of water, as well as the impact of water management on heritage. An example of the former may be an ancient irrigation system in the Filipines or in the Middle East that still functions today, while the latter may reflect the importance of maintaining groundwater levels for the preservation of organic remains on archaeological sites or of wooden piles underneath standing buildings. In either case the papers in this book reflect the dynamic nature of water, and hence the equally dynamic relation between water management and heritage. This publication follows up on a Heritage and Water conference in Amsterdam, the first of its kind. Its main purpose is to credibly present the importance and value of heritage and historical experience for water and sustainable development, and vice versa, present the importance of water management for the protection of heritage. It presents evolving insights and concepts about Water and about Heritage from a variety of disciplines, policy and public perspectives illustrated with cases studies and aims to connect decision makers with experts such as engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, ecologist and landscape architects

Download or read book Safeguarding Traditional Cultures written by Peter Seitel and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings from a conference "A global assessment of the 1989 recommendation on the safeguarding of traditional culture and folklore" held at the Smithsonian Institution June 27-30 1999. The purpose of the conference was to assess the implementation of the Recommendation (an international normative instrument adopted by UNESCO in 1989), to bring together points of view and perspectives on the Recommendaion from around the world, and suggest ways in which the Recommendation might develop in the future so that its purpose, the safeguarding of traditional culture and folklore, might be achieved.

Download or read book State of World Aquaculture 2006 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aquaculture is developing, expanding and intensifying in almost all regions of the world, except in sub-Saharan Africa. Although the sector appears to be capable of meeting the gap between future demand and supply for aquatic food, there are many constraints and challenges which must be addressed in order to at least maintain the present level of per capita consumption at the global level. Key issues are the need for enhanced enforcement of regulation and better governance of the sector, as well as greater producer participation in the decision-making and regulation process. This publication examines past trends in aquaculture development as well as the current global status, drawing on a number of national and regional reviews.

Download or read book Politics Property and Production in the West African Sahel written by Tor Arve Benjaminsen and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a number of case studies from the West African Sahel, this book links and explores natural resources management from the perspectives of politics, property and production.

Download or read book Environmental Law in Developing Countries written by Marianela Cedeño Bonilla and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a selection of papers on various legal issues of interest to developing countries which have been prepared by Fellows from InWent who came to Germany between 2002 and 2004 from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to research and write about subjects of their choice at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre.

Download or read book World Heritage and Sustainable Development written by Peter Bille Larsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2015, the General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention passed a ground-breaking Sustainable Development policy that seeks to bring the World Heritage system into line with the UN’s sustainable development agenda (UNESCO 2015). World Heritage and Sustainable Development provides a broad overview of the process that brought about the new policy and the implications of its enactment. The book is divided into four parts. Part I puts the policy in its historical and theoretical context, and Part II offers an analysis of the four policy dimensions on which the policy is based – environmental sustainability, inclusive social development, inclusive economic development and the fostering of peace and security. Part III presents perspectives from IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM – the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee, and Part IV offers ‘case study’ perspectives on the practical implications of the policy. Contributions come from a wide range of experienced heritage professionals and practitioners who offer both ‘inside’ perspectives on the evolution of the policy and ‘outside’ perspectives on its implications. Combined, they present and analyse the main ideas, debates and implications of the policy change. This book is key reading for all heritage professionals interested in developing a better understanding of the new Sustainable Development policy. It is also essential reading for scholars and students working in the area.

Download or read book Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the Context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention written by Clive L. N. Ruggles and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This joint venture between ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO on cultural sites, and the International Astronomical Union is the second volume in an ongoing exploration of themes and issues relating to astronomical heritage in particular and to science and technology heritage in general. It examines a number of key questions relating to astronomical heritage sites and their potential recognition as World Heritage, attempting to identify what might constitute "outstanding universal value" in relation to astronomy. "Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy--Volume 2" represents the culmination of several years' work to address some of the most challenging issues raised in the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, published in 2010. These include the recognition and preservation of the value of dark skies at both cultural and natural sites and landscapes; balancing archaeoastronomical considerations in the context of broader archaeological and cultural values; the potential for serial nominations; and management issues such as preserving the integrity of astronomical sightlines through the landscape.Its case studies are developed in greater depth than those in volume 1, and generally structured as segments of draft nomination dossiers. They include seven-stone antas (prehistoric dolmens) in Portugal and Spain, the thirteen towers of Chankillo in Peru, the astronomical timing of irrigation in Oman, Pic du Midi de Bigorre Observatory in France, Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and Aoraki-Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. A case study on Stonehenge, already a World Heritage Site, focuses on preserving the integrity of the solstitial sightlines.As for the first ICOMOS-IAU Thematic Study, a international team of authors including historians, astronomers and heritage professionals is led by Professor Clive Ruggles for the IAU and Professor Michel Cotte for ICOMOS.

Download or read book What is the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The actual Code of conduct is also available (1996) (ISBN 9251038341).

Download or read book Managing Historic Cities written by Zbigniew Zuziak and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attention is given to heritage management and planning; instruments of urban regeneration and land use control; and case studies of Krakøw, Lødz, Glasgow, Cardiff, and the London docklands.

Download or read book Aspects of Multilingualism in European Border Regions written by Andrea Abel and published by Accademia Europea di Bolzano. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Septentrion written by Hélène Clain and published by Somogy éditions d'art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le territoire de plaines qui s'étend de la mer du Nord à la Meuse regroupe l'un des ensembles de villes fortifiées les plus denses et les plus divers d'Europe. Ces villes encore ceintes de leurs remparts offrent désormais, au-delà de leur intérêt patrimonial et touristique, un terrain d'expérimentation sur l'évolution urbaine contemporaine à valeur d'exemplarité. Dix-neuf villes fortes du nord de la France, de Belgique et du sud des Pays-Bas et trois associations regroupées autour du Département du Nord, chef de file, ont mené conjointement des actions dans le cadre d'un programme européen de coopération, Septentrion, chargé d'étudier l'empreinte urbaine et le développement des territoires dans le respect du patrimoine et de l'environnement. Cet ouvrage collectif est destiné à tous ceux qui s'intéressent aux interactions entre culture, patrimoine et territoire, et aux phénomènes urbains contemporains.

Download or read book Patrimoine culturel europ en written by Conseil de l'Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Le patrimoine culturel est un incomparable instrument de culture et d'épanouissement des personnes. Dans le contexte actuel de la mondialisation, il reflète les identités multiples constituant la richesse de l'Europe, face au risque d'uniformisation ou de banalisation, et peut également devenir un instrument précieux de prévention des conflits. Cet ouvrage comporte un ensemble considérable de textes de référence produits par le Conseil de l'Europe dans ce domaine, couvrant des sujets aussi vastes que l'identification et l'inventaire, l'étude scientifique, la protection juridique, la conservation physique, la diffusion, la sensibilisation et la pédagogie, la gestion, l'organisation et la formation. L'index et la bibliographie complétant cette nouvelle édition permettent aux lecteurs de s'orienter plus facilement et d'approfondir les différentes questions. Cet ouvrage s'accompagne d'un second volume ayant pour objectif d'analyser les textes du Conseil de l'Europe et de mettre en évidence les synergies existant entre les politiques du patrimoine développées dans les différents secteurs. Cette publication s'adresse tant aux professionnels du patrimoine qu'aux étudiants et aux universitaires, aux juristes et à toute personnes désireuse de découvrir le rôle que joue le patrimoine dans la vie de tous les jours.

Download or read book Patrimoine et d veloppement written by Michel Vernières and published by KARTHALA Editions. This book was released on 2011 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: De plus en plus souvent, la valorisation de son patrimoine apparaît, pour un territoire, comme l'un des moyens d'accroître son développement économique et social. Or, le patrimoine, construit social lié à l'histoire de chaque société, est le résultat d'un processus complexe de patrimonialisation. Ce dernier prend des formes très diverses selon les territoires, tout comme l'ensemble des processus qui permettent leur développement humain. Dès lors, analyser la relation existant entre le patrimoine et le développement suppose de tenir compte de la grande diversité de ces deux phénomènes. Pour tenter d'appréhender les points essentiels de la relation qui les unit, il est donc important de varier tout à la fois les approches disciplinaires et les terrains d'observation. C'est ce que s'efforce de réaliser cet ouvrage en étudiant les liens entre patrimoine et développement tour à tour dans des pays d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Europe selon les approches de disciplines aussi variées que l'anthropologie, l'économie, l'histoire de l'art... Ce sont ces regards croisés qui permettent de proposer quelques éléments de synthèse caractérisant cette relation entre patrimoine et développement.

Download or read book Un patrimoine pour l avenir exploiter le potentiel conomique et social d un atout fondamental Norwich Royaume Uni 9 10 septembre 2004 actes written by Congrès des pouvoirs locaux et régionaux de l'Europe and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cette étude présente les principales allocutions et exposés du colloque au cours duquel furent débattus des thèmes comme l'importance économique et sociale du patrimoine culturel, les mécanismes visant à faciliter la protection et la mise en valeur du patrimoine, à exploiter le potentiel culturel, patrimoine culturel et technologie, et à améliorer la coopération entre les organisations internationales et le public.

Download or read book Le patrimoine de nos r gions ruine ou richesse future written by Marie-Madeleine Damien and published by Editions L'Harmattan. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riche et diversifié, parfois en péril, le "petit patrimoine" local (constitué de biens, de pratiques et de sites exceptionnels) est un atout de diversification pour le développement des territoires. Sa valorisation dans un contexte de crise économique et environnementale ne répond-elle pas aux aspirations de quête d'identité, d'authenticité, et à la recherche d'une offre plurielle de qualité mêlant nature, culture, détente et savoir-faire ? Voici un outil pour envisager le patrimoine autrement et rendre accessible des outils de valorisation.