Glossary
Here you can learn about the idea of UNESCO-World Heritage
Built Heritage
Built heritage is the most common manifestation of cultural tangible heritage. It consists of buildings or structures of architectural, engineering or historical significance, notably archaeological sites and objects, open spaces, gardens and parks, archival materials, industrial objects and machines; transportation vehicles and other man-made elements with cultural,social or historical significance.
reference: PICTURE Project
CIPA (International Committee for Architectural Photogrammetry)
One of the international committees of ICOMOS. Its main purpose is the improvement of all methods for surveying of cultural monuments and sites, specially by synergy effects gained by the combination of methods under special consideration of photogrammetry with all its aspects, as an important contribution to recording and perceptual monitoring of cultural heritage, to preservation and restoration of any valuable architectural or other cultural monument, object or site, as a support to architectural, archaeological and other art-historical research.
reference: http://cipa.icomos.org
City Marketing
In Germany City Management or City Marketing (Stadtmarketing) is often understood as a strategy for cooperative city development, the improvement of the city and its achievements for citizens and visitors, and the improvement of communication and to establish long-term partnerships between various participants within the city
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CIVVIH
International Committee on Historic Towns and Villages from ICOMOS.
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Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention)
Convention, saying that all state parties (that have ratified it) are now together responsible for the safeguarding of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value.
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Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage has both tangible and intangible components. Tangible heritage refers to built heritage, cultural landscapes and all man-made elements with cultural significance. Intangible heritage refers to the practices, representations, expressions, memories, attachments, as well as the knowledge and skills that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals, recognise as part of their cultural heritage. It is sometimes called living cultural heritage, and is manifested inter alias in the following domains: oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage; performing arts; social practices, rituals and festive events; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe; traditional craftsmanship.
referencePICTURE Project.
Cultural Tourism
Cultural Tourism is a form of tourism that focuses on the culture, the cultural environment (including the landscapes of the destination), values and lifestyles, local heritage, visual and performing arts, industries, traditions and leisure assets of the host community. It can include attendance to cultural events, visits to museums and heritage places and mixing with the locals. It should not only be regarded as a definable economic niche within the broad range of tourism activities, but rather as encompassing all experiences absorbed by the visitors to a place that is beyond their own living environment for more than one night and less than one year in private or public accommodation in the destination.reference PICTURE Project.
German Foundation for Monument Protection
Private Foundation (Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz) that is raising awareness for monumnet preservation and funding preservation work.
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ICCROM
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property.
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ICOMOS
International Council of Monuments and Sites; ICOMOS is an international, non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. The organization was founded in 1965, as a result of the international adoption of the Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites in Venice the year before. Today the organization has National Committees in over 107 countries.
reference: http://www.international.icomos.org/about.htm
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Intangible Heritage
Good examples of intangible heritage in the different domains mentioned in article 2 of the Convention are Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity that UNESCO proclaimed in 2001 and 2003, such as the oral traditions and expressions of the Aka Pygmies of Central Africa, and the Hudhud Chants of the Ifugao in the Philippines; performing arts like the Royal Ballet of Cambodia; social practices, rituals and festive events like the carnival of Binche in Belgium, the Indigenous Festivity Dedicated to the Dead in Mexico, or the Vanuatu Sand Drawings; knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe such as the Andean Cosmovision of the Kallawaya in Bolivia; traditional craftsmanship like Woodcrafting of the Zafimaniry in Madagascar, or cultural spaces such as the Jemaa-el-Fnâ Square in Morocco or the Boyson District in Uzbekistan.
reference: http://portal.unesco.org/
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IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: founded 1948 as the International Union for the Protection of Nature. For natural sites in UNESCO's World Heritage List or those who wants to be included it is the most important advisory body.
reference: http://www.iucn.org/
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Operational Guidelines
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of theWorld Heritage Convention aim to facilitate the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage , by setting forth the procedure for:a) the inscription of properties on the World Heritage
List and the List of World Heritage in Danger;
b) the protection and conservation of World Heritage properties;
c) the granting of International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund; and
d) the mobilization of national and international support in favor of the Convention.reference: http://whc.unesco.org/archive/opguide05-en.pdf
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Sustainable Tourism
is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity and life support systems.
reference: http://www.world-tourism.org/sustainable/IYE/WTO-UNEP-Concept-Paper.htm
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Tentative Lists
A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination during the following years.
reference: http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=50&l=en
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UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
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Urban Cultural Tourism
Urban cultural tourism is a multidimensional phenomenon. First, it refers to cultural tourism in a built environment, which in this context, consists of a complex network of built heritage elements (monuments, museums, sites, open spaces and accompanying buildings) and urban intangible elements (local habits and customs, traditions and legends), in various activities (shopping, eating, entertainment), as well as in the overall dynamic ambience and experiences of the tourists that confer unique identity upon a given city. Second, it refers to the development of cultural tourism in a complex network of relationship between various economic, political and social urban actors.
referencePICTURE Project.
Urban Governance
The concept of urban governance refers to the collaborative process which allows the mobilization and cooperation of a great number of urban actors in order to mould the necessary political and operational consensus to affect directly the every day life of all members of an urban communityreference: PICTURE Project
World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention elected by their General Assembly for terms up to six years.
reference: http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=166
World Heritage Day
ICOMOS declared the International Day for Monuments and Sites, the 18th of April as World Heritage Day.
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World Heritage in Young Hands
World Heritage Educational Resource Kit published by UNESCO. Read more in the weblog.
Worldheritage-List
List of all UNESCO World Heritage Sites worldwide. The up to date list can be found on the website of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre.
World Monuments Fund
The World Monuments Fund is the only private, nonprofit organization devoted to onsite conservation of monuments and sites worldwide.
reference: http://www.wmf.org/html/programs/aboutwmf.html
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