Experiencing the sublime: assessing the aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Johnston, Chris and Smith, Anita (2014) Experiencing the sublime: assessing the aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. In: 18th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium 'Heritage and Landscape as Human Values', 10-14 November 2014, Florence, Italy. [Conference or Workshop Item] (Unpublished)

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Abstract (in English)

To underpin effective management of aesthetic values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, a new systematic approach to assessing aesthetics has been developed that accommodates the vast scale and complexity of the dynamic Reef environment. Equally important, the method encapsulates the idea that aesthetic values arise in the experience of place and sensory responses to it by recognising both environmental and experiential attributes of these values. Our research defining and ‘conceptually mapping’ these attributes provides a new approach to understanding and managing aesthetic values in large ‘natural’ landscapes.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Authors:	Authors Email Johnston, Chris chris@chrisjohnston.com.au Smith, Anita anita.smith@latrobe.edu.au
Languages:	English
Keywords:	Australia; World Heritage Sites; natural landscapes; large landscapes; aesthetics; values
Subjects:	Q. LANDSCAPES > 09. Associative Landscapes H. HERITAGE TYPOLOGIES > 19. Natural sites Q. LANDSCAPES > 03. Large Landscapes M. WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION > 03. World Heritage List P. GEOGRAPHIC AREAS > 04. Asia and Pacific islands A. THEORETICAL AND GENERAL ASPECTS > 13. Theory of cultural landscapes
Name of monument, town, site, museum:	Great Barrier Reef, Australia
UNESCO WHC Number:	154
ICOMOS Special Collection:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
ICOMOS Special Collection Volume:	2014, 18th
Depositing User:	Ms Christine A N Johnston
Date Deposited:	23 Oct 2024 11:10
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2024 11:10
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/3347

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