DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/1fnx-nc38
Biographical Information // Informations biographiques
Leonardo Castriota
Prof. Dr. Leonardo Barci Castriota (ICOMOS/BRAZIL / Vice-President ICOMOS) is an architect and urban planner and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Distinguished Professor and Coordinator of the Postgraduate Course on Built Environment and Sustainable Heritage at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. Senior Researcher at the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Trustee of the Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage / IPHAN. Member of the Board of the Brazilian Institute of Architects (IAB). Former Guest Scholar at the Getty Conservation Institute. President of Icomos Brazil since 2015, and Vice President of ICOMOS since December 2017.
Betina Adams
An architect and urban planner with a Master in Geography, Betina worked at Florianópolis Urban Planning Institute for 39 years, specifically at the Cultural / Historic Department, responsible for the protection of municipal built heritage, cultural landscapes and intangible heritage linked to place. A member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committees (Cultural Landscapes, CIVVIH - Villages and Towns, CIIC - Cultural Routes), now serves as Latin America and Caribbean Vice-President for Cultural Landscapes and contributes regularly for UNESCO-WHC/ICOMOS through Missions on site and Technical and Desk Reviews. Other professional activities include participation on councils (national, state and municipal level), international and national scientific evaluations and juries. Now she acts as a counselor at the Santa Catarina State’s Council for Culture. She is also a member of the Historical and Geographical Institute (IHGSC), of the State Conservation and Restoration Association (ACCR) and of the Association of Friends of the Victor Meirelles Museum. She gives support to the Public Ministry, NGOs and public heritages’ offices, and, since the beginning of 2018, she helps to coordinate the Defence Movement for Santa Catarina’s 18th Centuries Whale Hunt Structures.
Keywords
cultural landscapes, rural heritage, Latin America, World Heritage
Abstract // Résumé
Within the expansion of the concept of heritage, in the last decades, some new ideas have gained a decisive and innovative role. "Cultural landscapes", for instance, adopted by UNESCO since the early 1990s, inextricably combines the material and immaterial aspects of the heritage concept, that formerly was often thought separately. It also enhances the significant interactions between man and the natural environment. Thus, this concept seems to offer a rich perspective when applied to the traditional ideas in the field of conservation. Considering the historical centres, for example, its’ perspective could be significantly broadened, allowing interpretations that focus on the interactions between the natural and cultural aspects, including the tangible and intangible dimensions of these ensembles, which often are ignored. From this expanded understanding, it seems possible to propose integrated strategies of intervention that, by combining these different aspects, could be a better response to the complex challenges of urban conservation.
Bibliographic References // Références Bibliographiques
Charters:
- Carta del Paisaje de las Americas. IFLA Americas, endorsed by ICOMOS-IFLA ISC Cultural Landscapes, 2018.
- ICOMOS-IFLA Principles concerning rural landscapes as heritage. International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes, endorsed by the 19th ICOMOS General Assembly, 2017.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. World Heritage Papers nº 26 - World Heritage Cultural Landscapes: a Handbook for Conservation and Management, 2009.
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. WHC.17/01, 12 July 2017. In: https://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines/ (Acess September 2019.)
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Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis Commons, Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons, Landscape Architecture Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Panel 12. Paper 12.1: Rural landscapes and urban development in Latin America
Within the expansion of the concept of heritage, in the last decades, some new ideas have gained a decisive and innovative role. "Cultural landscapes", for instance, adopted by UNESCO since the early 1990s, inextricably combines the material and immaterial aspects of the heritage concept, that formerly was often thought separately. It also enhances the significant interactions between man and the natural environment. Thus, this concept seems to offer a rich perspective when applied to the traditional ideas in the field of conservation. Considering the historical centres, for example, its’ perspective could be significantly broadened, allowing interpretations that focus on the interactions between the natural and cultural aspects, including the tangible and intangible dimensions of these ensembles, which often are ignored. From this expanded understanding, it seems possible to propose integrated strategies of intervention that, by combining these different aspects, could be a better response to the complex challenges of urban conservation.