Books Archive - Institute Heritage Studies

A metamodel for heritage-based urban development – Enabling sustainable growth through urban cultural heritage

Posted on30. June 202130. June 2021Authorsimon

Auf der Grundlage des Ansatzes von Pierre Bourdieu zur „Theorie der Praxis“ werden in diesem Buch die Entwicklungspotenziale des immateriellen Kulturerbes – ausformuliert in der 2003er-Konvention – diskutiert und reflektiert. Die Konvention interpretiert immaterielles Erbe als Motor (‚driver‘) und Wegbereiter (‚enabler‘) für Entwicklung, dem wiederum Paradigmen von nachhaltiger Entwicklung und menschlicher Entwicklung zu Grunde liegen. more …

Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development: The Valorisation of Heritage Practices

Posted on16. May 202116. May 2021Authorsimon

Based on Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘Theory of Practice’ this book reflects and discusses the developmental potentials of intangible cultural heritage as formulated in the 2003 Convention. The Convention interprets intangible cultural heritage as ‘driver’ and ‘enabler’ of development, implying paradigms of sustainable and human development.
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The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme:
Key Aspects and Recent Developments

Posted on1. June 202019. March 2021Author@IHS

The volume “The UNESCO Memory of the World Programme: Key Aspects and Recent Developments” responds to the growing interest in the scientific study of the Memory of the World Programme (MoW) and its core concept of documentary heritage, which have received little attention from scholarship so far. The volume, which is the sixth publication in the Heritage Studies Series, provides a first collection of relevant ideas, reflections, theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of the MoW Programme, offering a basis for follow-up activities.
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Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2

Posted on25. November 201519. May 2020Author@IHS

The book Going Beyond – Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2 is the 5th volume in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Institute Director Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Prof. Francesco Bandarin, and Prof. more …

Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies

Posted on15. April 201519. May 2020Author@IHS

The book Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies is the fourth book in the Heritage Studies Series, edited by Marie-Theres Albert. In this book, the authors present the subject of heritage and sustainability, taking into account a paradigmatic, historic-methodological and more …

40 Years World Heritage Convention

Posted on2. April 201524. June 2019Author@IHS

In the book 40 Years World Heritage Convention, the authors present the history of the most successful convention that has ever been adopted by UNESCO. In this publication, the authors provide the diverse backgrounds, developments and details of the Convention more …

Understanding Heritage

Posted on2. April 201519. May 2020Author@IHS

The publication Understanding Heritage – Perspectives in Heritage Studies is the first in a new series. This series aims at systematizing many years of disciplinarily and interdisciplinarily led discourse. Through this publication, the paradigmatic orientation of the series, Heritage Studies, more …