UNESCO Constitution, 1945

Cologne 1945

Hiroshima 1945

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

14th May 1954

Temples of Abu Simbeland Philae

International RescueMission

1963-1968

© UNESCO

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

16th November 1972

OUV: Outstanding Universal Value

[…] cultural and/or natural significance which is so exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity.

845

209

381092 world heritage sites

natural

cultural

mixed

in 167 countries

Latin AmericaCaribbean

Africa

EuropeN-America

Arab States

Asia/Pacific

13%

47%

8%9%

24%

SITE

PROTECTION

Monuments Protection Act

International Community

nominates

lists

Conservation

Building Regulations

CityscapeProtection etc.

STATE

SITE

reporting

monitoring

Monuments Protection

Conservation

Building Regulations

CityscapeProtection etc.

PROTECTION

International Community

STATE

NGOs

£

„RED LIST“

Arabian Orxy Sanctuary(Oman, 2007)

i .e.

Everglades NP

Sites in Syria

Vienna

DELISTING

Dresden Elbe Valley(Germany, 2009)

Liverpool

WORLD HERITAGE LIST

Built Heritage and Urban Context

single monument

ensemble

1954

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict

1962

Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding of Beauty and Character of Landscapes and Sites

1972

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

1976

Recommendation concerning the Safeguarding and Contemporary Role of Historic Areas

2011

Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)

UNESCO-Recommendations

single monument

urban landscape

ensemble

urban landscape

landscape approach to „[…] maintain urban identity“

historic layoring of cultural and natural attributes

holistic approach

tangible/intangible, economy, topography, morphology etc.

Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)

built heritage

built heritage

economic processestopography

geomorphology

urban structure

cultural practices

infrastructure

visual relations

social values

arts

diversity

„The different approaches – heritage,

economic, enviromental and sociocultural –

do not confilct; they are complementary

and their long-term success is dependent

on them being linked together“

(New life for historic cities, UNESCO 2013, p.9)

Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)

A Future for Built Heritage

built heritage as resourcefor urban development

new narratives: development with heritage, not despite heritage

multi-dimensional landscape approach

towards identity, integrity and sustainability