World Heritage Series n°9 - Partnerships for World Heritage Cities

Saturday, May 29, 2004

Reports: Partnerships for World Heritage Cities: Culture as a Vector for Sustainable Urban Development

Preface by Francesco Bandarin
Introduction by Minja Yang

Position Paper

Safeguarding and Development of World Heritage Cities by Minja Yang & Jehanne Pharès

Opening Session

Official Welcome

Massimo Galluzzi, Mayor of Urbino; Fabrizio Ago, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Francesco Scoppola, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Culture; Paolo Avarello, President of the Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (Italy); Jean-Marie Vincent, Representative of the Government of France; Tamás Fejérdy, President of the World Heritage Committee; Irene Wiese von Ofen, President of the International Federation of Housing and Planning; Ray Bondin, President of CIVVIH-ICOMOS and Minja Yang, Deputy Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre

The City as an Expression of Culture: the Case of 14th century Urbino Keynote speech by Leonardo Benevolo

Partnerships for Urban Conservation Strategies by Enrico Fontanari

Culture as a Vector for a Balanced Urban Development by Jean-Marie Vincent

Case Studies

Theme 1: Urban Identity – the Core & the Periphery

Introduction by Yves Dauge

Heritage Protection & Decentralization by Yves Dauge & Minja Yang

Authenticity, Integrity & the World Heritage Convention by Jukka Jokilehto

Protecting the Urban Morphology of Asian Cities by Minja Yang

Urban Identity & Natural Environment – Venice and its Lagoon by Giorgio Lombardi

Cultural Heritage & Urban Development Project for five Historic Cities in Lebanon by Anthony Bigio & Jade Tabet

Integrating or Erasing the Past in Ouidah & Porto Novo (Benin) by Bachir Oloudé

Multi-Ethnicity & Cultural Significance in Georgetown (Guyana) by Ron Van Oers

Town Planning Project & Heritage: towards a New Approach by François Noisette

Strategic Activities to Strengthen Urban Identity in Bergen (Norway) by Siri Myrvoll

English Heritage by Peter de Figueiredo

Inscription of Byblos on the World Heritage List, an Asset for Urban Centrality of Jbeil City (Lebanon) by Jehanne Pharès

Theme 2: Urban Culture for Social Development

Introduction by Irene Wiese von Ofen

Local Economy & Urban Conservation in Zabid (Yemen) by Hadi Saliba

Resource Mobilization in Sana’a & Zabid (Yemen) by Gianni Brizzi

Social Housing & Urban Conservation in Istanbul Historic Peninsula (Turkey) by Nuran Zeren Gülersoy

Events-oriented Rehabilitation - a New Impetus for Barcelona (Spain) by Xavier Casas-I-Masjoan

Urban Culture & Social Development: Looking for Values by Domenico Patassini

The Role of Culture-focused Projects in a Decentralized Co-operation Programme – the European Union Asia Urbs Programme by Vincent Rotgé

Heritage Conservation Efforts in Georgetown, Penang (Malaysia) by Tan Thean Siew

Theme 3: Historic Centres towards Modernity

Introduction by Jean Bakolé

Cultural Tourism & Development in the Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze River (China) by Zhou Jian

Inter-Communality, Cultural Tourism & Development in the Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze (China) by Alain Marinos

Decentralization, Assistance, Investments & Future of the Historic Centres of Africa by Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi

Urban Mobility & Conservation by Roland Ries

Historic Cities Moving towards Modernity by Beatriz Barco

Historic Towns, Sustainable Development & Tourism by Tamás Fejérdy

Cultural Heritage in Urban Projects of GTZ by Ursula Eigel

Harmonious Collaboration between Development & Preservation – Ajanta & Ellora Project (India) by Yoshio Wada

Partnership Programme of the French Development Agency by Thierry Paulais

Partnership Experiences for World Heritage Cities by Enrico Fontanari & Domenico Patassini

Discussion Highlights by Emmanuelle Robert, Jehanne Pharès & Alexandra Sauvage

Theme 1: Urban Identity – the Core & the Periphery

Theme 2: Urban Culture for Social Development

Theme 3: Historic Centres towards Modernity

Recommendations

Annexes

Annex A: Agenda of the Workshop

Annex B: Urban Heritage on the World Heritage List

Annex C: Acronyms