Protecting Cultural Heritage as a Resource for Sustainable Development of Port Cities (AIVP webinar)

On 28 October 2020, the international port city organization AIVP (Association Internationale Villes Ports) organized a webinar last October where representatives of UNESCO and the port authorities of Dubrovnik and Dublin were asked to reflect on this issue. Port culture and identity are part of the AIVP agenda for port cities in 2030, which proposes to promote and capitalise on “the specific culture and identity of port cities and allowing residents to develop a sense of pride and flours as a part of city port community of interest”. The event counted with the participation of the Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre, raising awareness about the potential of the approach of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape to reconcile the goals of urban heritage conservation and sustainable development.