Publicomos

Réf.

42175

Type

book section

Titre

Dilemmas of preservation

Langues

English

Auteurs

Lowenthal, David

Lieu de publication

Rome

Pays de publication

Italy

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

1981

Titre de la source

Nessun futuro senza passato. 6th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Atti

Pagination de section

165-184

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 6th General Assembly: No Past, no Future

Lieu de conférence

Rome, Italy

Date de conférence

21-31 May 1981

Mots-clés

conservation of cultural heritage / theory of conservation / theoretical aspects / doctrine

Résumé en anglais

The increasing destruction of our heritage is a consequence of technological change, pollution, greed and neglect, together with a heightened appreciation of the past that makes its relics ever more precious and popular, and hence at risk. At the same time, the past we seek to preserve and reconstruct has expanded in time, in space, and in content, and now includes a wider range of structures and artifacts than ever before. Not even these additions satisfy modern nostalgia, however, and much history is fabricated to meet the growing demand.

URL

http://international.icomos.org/publications/ro12.pdf

Document joint

ro12.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)