Publicomos

Réf.

44742

Type

conference item

Titre

Experiencing the sublime: assessing the aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Langues

English

Auteurs

Johnston, Chris / Smith, Anita

Lieu de publication

Charenton-le-Pont

Pays de publication

France

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

11/2014

Titre de conférence

18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium

Lieu de conférence

Florence, Italy

Date de conférence

10-14 November 2014

Mots-clés

World Heritage Sites / natural landscapes / large landscapes / aesthetics / values

Pays mentionnés

Australia

Monuments et sites

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

N° Patrimoine mondial

154

Résumé en anglais

To underpin effective management of aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, a new systematic approach to assessing aesthetics has been developed that accommodates the vast scale and complexity of the dynamic Reef environment. Equally important, the method encapsulates the idea that aesthetic values arise in the experience of place and sensory responses to it by recognising both environmental and experiential attributes of these values. Our research defining and ‘conceptually mapping’ these attributes provides a new approach to understanding and managing aesthetic values in large ‘natural’ landscapes.

Document joint

Smith-Johnston GBR Aesthetics ICOMOS Paper (Full).pdf

Licence

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