UNESCO World Heritage Convention – mission and commitment in times of challenges: lessons learnt from World Heritage Cities in Northwest-Europe and North-America

Matthias Ripp


Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, City of Regensburg, Organisation of World Heritage Cities, Professio GmbH, University of Bamberg (Germany)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-8376

Elena Arndt


(Germany)

Monika Göttler


Senior Project Manager City of Regensburg (Germany)

Abstract

This article is based on a presentation given at the International Conference “50 years UNESCO World Heritage Convention in Europe: Achievements and Challenges” in Krakow/Poland in June 2022. The purpose is to showcase current challenges for UNESCO World Heritage Cities, how they are connected and how cities can respond to the challenges by installing heritage site managers.
The described challenges are based on reports and work within the Organisation of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), the analysis and elaboration of the roles and skills of site managers of previous published work.


Keywords:

UNESCO, ICOMOS, WHS, Northwest-Europe, North-America

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2023-12-16

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Ripp, M., Arndt, E., & Göttler, M. (2023). UNESCO World Heritage Convention – mission and commitment in times of challenges: lessons learnt from World Heritage Cities in Northwest-Europe and North-America . Protection of Cultural Heritage, 1(17), 35–53. https://doi.org/10.35784/odk.5443

Authors

Matthias Ripp 

Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, City of Regensburg, Organisation of World Heritage Cities, Professio GmbH, University of Bamberg Germany
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-8376

Authors

Elena Arndt 

Germany

Authors

Monika Göttler 

Senior Project Manager City of Regensburg Germany

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