Votre ressource mondiale sur le patrimoine
EN
ES
FR
Réf.
41427
Type
conference item
Titre
Urban Cultural Landscapes and the Spirit of Place
Langues
English
Auteurs
O’Donnell, Patricia M.
Date
2008
Pagination de section
1-8
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
spirit of place / intangible heritage / conservation / cultural landscapes / historic urban landscapes
Résumé en anglais
Valued villages, towns and cities are legible, multi-sensory vessels for spirit of place thatcombine tangible and intangible heritage. The cultural landscape of urban areas comprises about
half of the space and contributes significantly to the character of the place. Since 2005, intensivediscussions grappling with the meaning, character and values residing in the historic urban
landscape (HUL) have resulted in the Vienna Memorandum and in resolutions from internationalmeetings. The public and private urban cultural landscape expresses traditions and values and
forms a record of ongoing interactions between people and place. These interactions and thevalues they embody yield both tangible and intangible heritage, residing in the HUL. When
adequately understood as an integrated matrix of cultural landscape values, the tangibleexpressions of place and people and the intangible values residing in those places can be
understood, preserved and managed as the unique spirit of place. This paper discusses thecultural landscape as a vessel of spirit of place, using examples of urban landscape spirit and
values and suggests analysis and preservation tools that apply to the Historic Urban Landscape.The overriding point is that as heritage professionals we must clearly identify, analyze and be
able to present the heritage values of a place so that managing for them is feasible anddefensible.
half of the space and contributes significantly to the character of the place. Since 2005, intensivediscussions grappling with the meaning, character and values residing in the historic urban
landscape (HUL) have resulted in the Vienna Memorandum and in resolutions from internationalmeetings. The public and private urban cultural landscape expresses traditions and values and
forms a record of ongoing interactions between people and place. These interactions and thevalues they embody yield both tangible and intangible heritage, residing in the HUL. When
adequately understood as an integrated matrix of cultural landscape values, the tangibleexpressions of place and people and the intangible values residing in those places can be
understood, preserved and managed as the unique spirit of place. This paper discusses thecultural landscape as a vessel of spirit of place, using examples of urban landscape spirit and
values and suggests analysis and preservation tools that apply to the Historic Urban Landscape.The overriding point is that as heritage professionals we must clearly identify, analyze and be
able to present the heritage values of a place so that managing for them is feasible anddefensible.
Document joint
77-hFCw-13.pdfLicence
Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)
ICOMOS International Secretariat - 11 rue du Séminaire de Conflans
94220 Charenton-le-Pont, France
Tel. +33 (0) 1 41 94 17 59
E-mail : secretariat@icomos.org
Pour toute demande presse & média, contacter : communication@icomos.org
