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Heritage at risk: ICOMOS world report 2000 on monuments and sites in danger

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(2000) Heritage at risk: ICOMOS world report 2000 on monuments and sites in danger. Technical Report. K. G. Saur, Munich, Germany, 240p. Heritage at Risk (H@R), 2000. ISBN 3-598-24240-9. [Book]

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Abstract (in English)

With its first World Report on Monuments and Sites in Danger 1COMOS hopes not only to gain the moral support of the world public in the battle against all kinds of threats, but also to achieve practical results in co-operation with all forces that are interested in preservation/conservation of the cultural heritage. As a non-governmental organisation, ICOMOS can identify monuments in danger from a strictly preservation-based perspective without political considerations, can bluntly address the absolutely desperate situation facing the historic heritage in many countries of the world, and can detect dangerous trends at an early stage. The types of threats that show up in the reports that are presented here are very diverse. On the one hand mankind's built historic heritage has always been threatened by natural disasters: by the consequences of earthquakes, typhoons, hurricanes, floods and fires, as well as by the effects of natural weathering and attack by insects or plants. On the other hand wars are still leading to tremendous losses; consider for example the aftermath of the wars, combined with ethnic confrontations and campaigns against culture in the region of former Yugoslavia. But man-made disasters also include the consequences of world-wide pollution of our air, water and land such as the pollution-linked destruction of monuments of metal and stone, which in some cases have deteriorated faster in the last decades than they had in the previous centuries. The current threats to our historic heritage are incomparable to those of earlier times now that we live in a world that has been undergoing faster and faster change since the last decades of the 20th century. This rapid development, taking place under the pressures of world population growth and progressive industrialisation. leads to ever-greater consumption of land — destroying not only archaeological evidence under the earth but entire historic cultural landscapes — and 10 faster and faster cycles of demolition and new construction with their concomitant burden on the environment. [from the introduction by Michael Petzet]

Item Type: Book (Technical Report)
Editors:
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Bumbaru, Dinu
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Burke, Sheridan
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Petzet, Michael
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Truscott, Marilyn C.
mct-oz@bigpond.net.au
Ziesemer, John
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Corporate Authors: ICOMOS
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Keywords: cultural heritage at risk; international inventories; regional inventories; national inventories; natural disasters; man-made damage; destruction of cultural heritage; risk management; documentation; sacred places; historic houses; manors; palaces; urban areas; vernacular architecture; industrial heritage; modern architecture; cultural landscapes; archaeological sites; intangible heritage; spirit of place; movable cultural property; physical-chemical factors; biological factors; economic aspects; social aspects; conservation measures; legal protection; historic towns and villages; architectural heritage; earthen architecture; historic gardens; rock art; stained glass; photographs; Afghanistan; Albania; Andorra; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Canada; China; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Egypt; Finland; France; Germany; Guatemala; Hungary; Iceland; India; Israel; Italy; Jordan; Kenya; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Poland; Romania; Russia; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Africa; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Thailand; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; Venezuela; Yemen; Yugoslavia; Southern Africa; Arab countries; East Asia; South East Asia
Subjects: E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 06. Cultural Landscapes
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 03. Monuments
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 05. Sites
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 07. Management
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 08. Monitoring
E.CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION > 09. Social and economic aspects of conservation
G.DETERIORATION > 02. Causes of deterioration
G.DETERIORATION > 04. Effects of deterioration
G.DETERIORATION > 05. Prevention of deterioration
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 03. Archaeological sites
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 04. Architectural ensembles
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 05. Collections (movable)
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 06. Cultural landscapes
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 10. Historic gardens
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 12. Historic towns and villages
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 14. Historic urban landscapes
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 16. Industrial and technical heritage
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 17. Intangible cultural heritage
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 26. Habitations urbaines
H.HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 27. Vernacular architecture
K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 03. National/Regional legislations
K.LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES > 07. Inventories
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 01. Americas
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 02. Africa
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 04. Asia and Pacific islands
P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 05. Europe
National Committee: ICOMOS International
ICOMOS Special Collection: Heritage at Risk (H@R)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume: 2000
Number of Pages: 240
ISBN: 3-598-24240-9
Depositing User: ICOMOS DocCentre
Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2023 09:41
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2023 11:36
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3027

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