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44760

Type

book section

Titre

Adopting a holistic approach to cultural and natural heritage protection under the UNESCO World Heritage Convention

Langues

English

Auteurs

Khalaf, Roha W.

Éditeurs

Mastandrea Bonaviri, G / Sadowski, M.M.

Maison d'édition

Springer Nature

Date

23/02/2024

Pages

p. 81-103

Collection

Law and Visual Jurisprudence

Titre de la source

Heritage in War and Peace: Legal and Political Perspectives for Future Protection

Vol. & n°

v. 12

ISBN

978-3-031-47346-3 (hardcover)
978-3-031-47349-4 (softcover)
978-3-031-47347-0 (electronic)

ISSN

2662-4532 (print)
2662-4540 (electronic)

Mots-clés

World Heritage Convention / theory of conservation / holistic approach / culture and nature / protection of cultural heritage / protection of natural heritage / authenticity / integrity / continuity / compatibility / operational guidelines

Résumé en anglais

Combining the protection of cultural and natural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value in one international treaty – the UNESCO World Heritage Convention – is an innovative achievement; however, the Operational Guidelines for its implementation separate the treatment of cultural and natural heritage. Authenticity in particular reinforces the culture/nature divide as it only applies to cultural properties and to the cultural aspects of mixed properties. This paper questions the practical utility of authenticity in heritage protection. It argues for adopting a holistic approach that brings together the multiple dimensions of heritage and proposes an alternative conceptual and operational framework: the dynamic triad of integrity-continuity-compatibility. This framework bridges the culture/nature divide, enables a more holistic protection of heritage and supports its role in meeting global challenges and agendas, notably sustainable development goals. The paper provides an original perspective on the future of heritage protection and is part of the author’s independent research, which gradually develops a practical policy proposal for the future implementation of the Convention.

URL

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-47347-0_7

Document joint

RohaWKhalaf_Adopting_A_Holistic_Approach.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (BY-NC)