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World Heritage Cities Programme

Paris - France
Categories: Cities

With over 200 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, cities are one of the most abundant and diverse categories of heritage. This quantity and diversity add to the dynamics of urban heritage conservation, where concepts and approaches are constantly changing and evolving.

To stay in the forefront of international views and trends and to contribute to ongoing debates involving development of standards and practices, a World Heritage Cities Programme was established to assist States Parties in their efforts to protect and conserve their urban heritage. As cities have a constant need for upgrading or further development of infrastructure, housing and services, the World Heritage Cities Programme aims to address the permanent challenge of how to accommodate the needs for modernization and investment in historic cities and city centres without compromising historic character and identity.

The following expert/regional/international meetings have been organized or attended by the World Heritage Centre in association with its partners in the context of UNESCO's initiative on the Safeguarding of Historic Urban Landscapes:

  1. Vienna Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban Landscape", 12-14 May 2005 in Austria - Outcome: Vienna Memorandum
  2. 15th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, 10-11 October 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - Outcome: Declaration on the Conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes
  3. Montréal Round Table, 9 March 2006 in Canada
    http://www.patrimoinebati.umontreal.ca/
  4. Academic Networking Event "New Approaches to Urban Conservation", 4-6 June 2006 in Jerusalem - Outcome: Jerusalem Statement
  5. 42nd ISoCaRP Congress "Cities between Integration and Disintegration", 14-18 September 2006 in Istanbul - UNESCO Keynote Presentation
  6. Expert Planning Meeting on Historic Urban Landscapes, 25 September at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris - Outcome: Plan of Action
  7. ICCROM Seminar on "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture and Development: Management of the Historic Urban Landscape in the Baltic Countries", 7-8 December 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania - Outcome: Vilnius Conclusions
  8. Regional Seminar on Historic Urban Landscapes in Central and Eastern Europe, 29 January - 2 February 2007 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation - Outcome: Report Saint Petersburg meeting 2007
  9. Regional Conference on Historic Urban Landscapes in the Americas, 12-14 November 2007 in Olinda, Brazil - Outcome: Report Olinda meeting 2007

Contacts

  • Ron van Oers (r.vanoers@unesco.org)

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