Mots-clés
concepts / definitions / non-governmental organizations / conservation / heritage at risk / cultural heritage / cartography / safeguarding / heritage conservation organizations / recovery / damage / monitoring / recommendations / disaster relief work / comparative analysis / causes of deterioration / prevention of deterioration / international organizations / inventories / World Heritage in Danger / experts / prevention / interdisciplinarity
Résumé en anglais
This research has been carried out based on the proposal submitted in response to ICOMOS’ call for research proposals published in January 2020. The research has been conducted to analyse the effectiveness of the current ‘Heritage at Risk’ Programme of ICOMOS within the institutional/ organisational landscape that ICOMOS is embedded in and to guide programme improvement for optimising efforts in favour of cultural heritage at risk within and/or beyond ICOMOS. The research has been framed into four component parts which collectively respond to the aim of the research. In the first part, the landscape of organizations and institutions within which ICOMOS and its heritage at risk Programme is embedded in, has been mapped. In the second part of the research, a critical analysis of ICOMOS’ Heritage at Risk programme along with an analysis of all other associated initiatives within ICOMOS that address the issue of risks to cultural heritage has been carried out. The third part of the research consists of a comparative analysis of selected organisations and institutions engaged with heritage at risk through the combined modes of Monitoring, Advocacy/ Awareness-raising as well as Communication/ Dissemination. The fourth part of the study focuses on developing ideas for a comprehensive framework for ‘Cultural Heritage at Risk’ to optimise efforts in favour of cultural heritage at risk, within and/or beyond ICOMOS. A systematic summary of observations and conclusions derived from the first three parts of the study are utilised as the base for recommending ideas for an overarching thematic framework and scenarios for an umbrella programme for optimization of ‘Heritage at Risk’ initiatives within and/or beyond ICOMOS. Recommendations based on 4 different criteria - Relevance, Processes, Impact and Sustainability have been provided.