Showing papers on "Cultural heritage published in 1992"

The Representation of the Past: Museums and Heritage in the Post-Modern World

Abstract: The 1980s and early 1990s have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and political present. Here, Walsh suggests a number of ways in which the museum can fulfill its potential - by facilitating our comprehension of cultural identity.

Gaia and God: An Ecofeminist Theology of Earth Healing

Abstract: Sifts through the legacy of Christian and Western cultural heritage to criticize beliefs and stories that have negatively influenced our relationships with each other and with the earth and to illuminate those that may lead to future models for earth-healing. By the author of "Women-Church".

Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives

Abstract: Preface to the second edition Acknowledgements 1. Environmental change and human activity 2. Evidence for environmental change 3. Natural environmental change 4. Consequences of climatic change 5. People in a world of constant change 6. Cultural landscapes, human agency and environmental change 7. People, climate and erosion 8. The role of the past in a sustainable future: environment and heritage conservation 9. The impact of people on climate Bibliography Index

‘Cultural Heritage’ or ‘Cultural Property’?

Abstract: Is it time for law and lawyers to recognize that the term 'cultural heritage' is rightfully superseding that of 'cultural property'? To our minds the answer can only be 'Yes'. Our argument in brief is first, that the existing legal concept of 'property' does not, and should not try to, cover all that evidence of human life that we are trying to preserve: those things and traditions which express the way of life and thought of a particular society; which are evidence of its intellectual and spiritual achievements. On the other hand, they can be encompassed by the term 'heritage' which also embodies the notion of inheritance and handing on. This is central to our second objection to the existing legal concept of property; that 'property' does not incorporate concepts of duty to preserve and protect.

The Industrial Heritage: Managing Resources and Uses

Abstract: 1. Industrial Culture as Heritage Introduction, Instruments of Heritage Thinking, Planning for Landscapes and Sites, Industrial Heritage in the Museum 2. What Industrial Heritage Can Do The Expansion of Heritage, Realising the Cultural Potential of Industrial Heritage, Industrial Heritage and the Future of Industrial CiIvilisation 3. Creating Constituencies Heritage as a Service, Key Constituencies in the formation of a Project, Overcoming Local Opposition, Addressing a Wider Public, Inviting Involvement, Extending the Scope of Industrial Heritage 4. Defining Heritage Resources: Protection, Collection and Documentation Landscape Resoures, Landscape Resources: Systems of Protection, Landscapes, Sites and Buildings: Resource Management, Museums and Sites: Conservation and Collection, Conclusion 5. Interpretation: Linking Resources and Uses Introduction, The Interpreted Landscapre, The Interpreted Site, Interpreting Collections 6.Bringing Projects to Fruition Setting Objectives, Choice of Organisational Form, Support Structure: Co-ordinating Resources and Commitments, Planning for Growth and Change, Budgetary Structure and Strategy, Staffing Strategy, Caring for Resources, Managing Design, Monitoring Effectiveness, Recognising Blockages, New Direction.

The Past in Contemporary Society: Then, Now

Abstract: In the beginning... preservation to re-creation pasts with people living with the past celebrating the past a day in the life of the past days-out in the past past workings managing the past past practicalities using the past touring the past exploiting the past past projections then, now and future.

Children as storytellers

Abstract: Stories are meant to be told and share as a vital part of our cultural heritage. Children today are perhaps better read, and read to more, than previous generations. Yet schools have tended to neglect the oral tradition in favour of the written text. This book explores the place of storytelling in the classroom.

Cooperative Learning: A Case for African-American Students.

Abstract: The article offers the premise that African-American children benefit from cooperative learning strategies because of their cultural heritage, family background, and socialization. The authors brie...

Collaborative Strategies for the Preservation of North American Indian Material Culture

Abstract: Collections management, exhibitions, and research are areas in which collaboration will help the museum as well as provide a role for Native American people in the preservation and interpretation of their cultural heritage. Using the repatriation work of the Museum of New Mexico as a case study, the author suggests that the repatriation process benefits a museum by resulting in better programming and preservation.

The New Germany

Abstract: Germany, set in the heart of Europe, is a land with a turbulent past and a rich cultural heritage. This travel guide takes readers through the various moods and mannerisms of Germany and its people. In fact, it should provide everything needed to plan a trip to Deutschland. Part of the "Insight Guides" series, this book gives detailed information about transport, accommodation, eating, shopping, opening times and special attractions.

Maori Culture and Heritage Tourism in New Zealand

Abstract: Heritage tourism is a rapidly growing segment of the domestic and international tourism market in New Zealand. Yet despite the important role that Maori culture plays as a tourism resource relatively little attention has been given to the implications of Maori conceptions of heritage and sacred space for the development of tourism in general, and heritage-oriented travel in particular. This article discusses some of the processes by which Maori heritage may become accessible to travellers. In order to assist in the preservation and promotion of Maoritangatourists and the tourism industry will require greater levels of cultural awareness and sensitivity than presently exists. Educationally-oriented heritage travel may be a mechanism for more appropriate tourism development than what has existed in the past. However, the pace of development must be controlled by the tangala whenua in terms of both location and management if the potential economic and cultural benefits of tourism are to be maximized.

Archaeological heritage management in the modern world

Abstract: The rationale of archaeological heritage management, H.Cleere perspectives on the archaeological heritage - history and future, K.Kristiansen world archaeology - the world's cultural heritage, Joachim Herrmann significant until proven otherwise - problems versus representative samples, Vurtis F.Schaafsma science, service and stewardship - a basis for the ideal archaeology of the future, W.J.Mayer-Oakes the "cultural dimension of development - an archaeological approach, Gustav Trotz cultural resource management and environmental education in Venezuela, M.Sanoja and I.Vargas the ICOMOS International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM), Margareta Biornstad the development of cultural resource management in Australia, J.Flood the administration of China's archaelogical heritage, Z.Min historical development and attendant problems of cultural resource management in the Phillipines, F.G.Henson cultural resource management in sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria, Ghana and Togo, Kwasi Myles problems in the conservation and restoration of ruined buildings in Madagascar, D.Rasamuel archaeological rescue and conservation in the North Andean area, Presley Norton cultural resource management at the federal, provincial, municipal and corporate levels in Southern Ontario, Canada, R.J.Pearce heritage management and training in England, A.Saunders the management of the English landscape, G.J.Wainwright government archaeology in Northern Ireland, A.Hamlin the new Spanish archaeological heritage legislation, J.G.Fernandez archaeological heritage management in the USSR, V.M.Masson a review of the South African cultural management legislation, 1987, G.Abrahams the cultural triangle of Sri Lanka, R.Silva cultural resource management in the USDA Forest service, E.I.DeBloois and K.A.Schneider cultural resource planning and management in a multiple-use agency, Robert Laidlaw a contractor's perspective of two approaches to cultural resource management in Arizona, J.S.Czaplicki Stonehenge.

Recent developments in the legal protection of historic shipwrecks in china

Abstract: Historic shipwrecks represent significant elements of human history and have become integral parts of the cultural heritage of mankind. China has had a long maritime history and is very rich in historic shipwrecks. Facing a recent increase in treasure hunting for historic shipwrecks under China's seas, the Chinese government has become more concerned about the protection of marine cultural resources. In 1989 China enacted its Regulation on Protection and Administration of Underwater Cultural Relics, which provides a legal framework for the protection and management of historic shipwrecks in China. Under this Regulation, China asserts jurisdiction over historic shipwrecks not only in her internal waters and territorial sea but also in other sea areas under China's jurisdiction. Furthermore, China reclaims the ownership of historic shipwrecks originating from China found within these waters. The issues of jurisdiction over and title to historic shipwrecks beyond the territorial sea are matters not ...

The treatment of ancient Portuguese tiles

Abstract: The preservation of the vast cultural heritage of tiles in Portugal requires the development of a systematic scientific and technological approach. In this communication the case of the treatment of a panel of ancient tiles iS described. The main problem was the cleaning and consolidation of the piece, followed by restoration for exhibition. The treatment was preceded by a study of the materials, consisting of analyses of the ceramic body and the glazed surface. The removal of aged waxes and resins was achieved using appropriate solvents and the consolidation of the ceramic body as carried out by an inorganic treatment. For the reconstruction of missing parts and the mounting of the panel materials were chosen which would avoid interaction with the original material.

Sport as a Manifestation of Cultural Heritage in Nigeria

Abstract: Sport and culture are known to bear similar identity. Culture typifies the social, moral conduct, the norm and an acceptable behavioural pattern of an individual within a society. Sport, on the oth...

Technological Change in Fences and European Pastoral Heritage in Semi-Arid New South Wales.

Abstract: Despite increasing attention to conservation of natural resources and Aboriginal heritage, relics of the European pastoral industry in the semi-arid rangelands have been neglected. Fences are ubiquitous relics of the pastoral industry and show a rich variety in styles, techniques and technological change. Examples from Wilcannia in western New South Wales illustrate the variety that can be found. Legislation in New South Wales prohibits disturbance of relics (items > 50 years old) but has not been applied. The key step is assessing the significance of the item or place. Criteria adopted under The Burra Charter are listed and briefly discussed. Costs of conservation should be borne by society, not individual graziers; and grazier cooperation is essential for conserving cultural heritage.

The Burra Charter: Australia’s Methodology for Conserving Cultural Heritage

Abstract: THE B U R R A CHARTER: Australia's Methodology for Conserving Cultural Heritage Since 1966, practitioners in the con­ servation of cultural heritage t h r o u g h ­ out the world have used the Venice Charter as a guide for their work. T h e charter was developed by the Inter­ national Council of M o n u m e n t s and Sites ( I C O M O S ) , an organization that brings together such professionals from around the world and continually Graham Brooks seeks to raise the quality and standard of conservation practice. T h e charter drew heavily on the European background of many of its original authors and focused on the concept of the m o n u m e n t , a term that encompassed the great historic sites and buildings of antiquity. In Australia we found that the con­ cept of the m o n u m e n t was of little use; our island continent has been set­ tled by Europeans only for some 200 years, yet aboriginal archaeological sites date back 40,000 years. N o n e of Australia's i m p o r t a n t historical sites could rate against a terminology that is more suited to the P a r t h e n o n or Chartres Cathedral. By the mid 1970s, there was a real danger that the cultural heritage of The Rocks area, a nineteenth- century commercial district on the Sydney Harbour, is the type of place that is often over­ looked by traditional preserva­ tion activity. Photos courtesy Graham Brooks. European settlement in Australia would be despised, or at best ignored, before being swept away by the march of progress. European Australians tended to look back to their Old World roots for a sense of their cultur­ al heritage and place in the world. Building conservation was practiced only by a few specialized architects and other professionals. And there was almost no legislative protection for the few buildings that the general public regarded as historic. T h e Australian National C o m m i t ­ tee of I C O M O S recognized that new concepts of what should be regarded as valuable historic resources, and new techniques for conserving those resources, were needed to p r o m o t e an P L A C E S

Spotting historical monuments and sites from ‘SPOT’ image

Abstract: Historical monuments and sites are mirrors of human beings’ past life and reflect their genius, perfection, sensitivity and changing attitude towards life and nature. Their protection and preservation should be a part of national policy of economic and physical development. But unmindful execution of public works schemes, expansion of urban areas are causing irreparable damage to this cultural heritage. Improper mapping and listing is other fallacy which intentionally or unintentionally leads the planners and developers to prepare development scheme without taking location and extent of historic monuments and sites into consideration. Here an attempt has been made to develop an interpretation key for mapping of historical monuments and sites by using SPOT satellite image of Delhi and comparison of image and acrial photograph for a small sample area.

Cultural Conservation in a "Heritage Parks" Program

Abstract: The Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program was introduced in 1989 to promote tourism and economic revitalization through the conservation and interpretation of a region's industrial heritage. The program emphasizes a multiphase planning process to develop conservation strategies for a region's historic, cultural, recreational, and environmental resources. "Heritage parks" require and initiate a shift in symbolic meaning. They transform areas of industrial decline into "cradles of American industrial heritage" with tourism potential and a revitalized community spirit, both of which can attract new investment. Ethnographic perspectives have played a key role in the Heritage Parks Program planning process, and they have been structured into the program guidelines. Now, as the program enters its third year, there is a need for anthropologists and folklorists to participate as members of contracted consultant teams.

Masterworks of Man & Nature: Preserving Our World Heritage

Abstract: This stunningly attractive hardback book covering 360 sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, combines a superb collection of over 400 colour photographs of cultural and natural World Heritage sites with essays contributed by world-renowned figures. Each site is illustrated and accompanied by a description of its location and significance.

The Evolution of the Concept of the National Library

Abstract: The author discusses the current dilemmas facing many national libraries, particularly those in multicultural societies, as they strive to achieve a balanced representation of the country's cultural heritage at a time when budgets are severely restricted and functions are increasingly carried out at the regional level. The changing role and purpose of national libraries is described using Belgium as a case study. According to a law of August 8, 1980, the Belgian government decentralized the management of cultural affairs, which explicitly included museums, libraries, and other research institutions, and granted autonomy to its three communities-French- , Dutch- , and German-speaking-in preserving their cultural heritage. At the same time, the national library remained dependent on the central government and was named one of seven national research institutions guaranteed to be jointly administered by the two national ministries of education for French- and Dutch-speaking Belgium. As a result, the national...

Heritage areas: a policy perspective.

Abstract: Offers policy perspectives for the idea of heritage areas in the USA. These areas are regionally identifiable and significant landscapes worthy of preservation; these areas are the focus of a cooperative public and private decision making effort to recognize, organize, and communicate a community natural, cultural, recreational, and economic attributes to protect important values and improve the quality of life. The functions of heritage areas are to protect resources, develop local economies (including tourism); recreation, and public education. A policy perspective on heritage areas can be developed by studying five general areas: jurisdictional oversight; justification for designation; competing goals of protection and promotion; sources of funding; and education and interpretation. Changes and competition in the tourism industry have made its professionals willing partners in heritage area developments. More understanding and trusting relationships should be developed between conservation and tourism professionals.