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UNESCO’s World Heritage List: an analysis of how to draft an SoOUV
(Statement of Outstanding Universal Values)
Margarita Thoma
Alexandros Tamoglou Eleftheriadis
2016
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we
live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage
are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
World Heritage
-outstanding universal value
-protected for future generations
World Heritage List
places important to and
belong to everyone,
regardless of their location
Main goals of UNESCO
-Μobilizing for education
-Building intercultural understanding (OUV)
-Pursuing scientific cooperation
-Protecting freedom of expression
ICCROM International Centre for the Study of Preservetion and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICOMOS The Intenational Council on Monuments and Sites
IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
•Understand the place
•Assess Cultural Significance
•Identify all factors and issues
•Develop policy
•Prepare a management plan
•Implement the management plan
•Monitor the results & review the plan
HISTORICAL
AESTHETIC
SCIENTIFIC
ANTHROPOLOGICAL
Outstanding
Exceptional, superlative, remarkable places on earth
Universal
Outstanding from a global perspective
Value
The natural and/or cultural worth of property
Scientific
Actual
Option
Bequest
Existence
Altruistic Aesthetic
Spiritual
Social
Authenticity
Symbolic
Historical
The Values of Cultural Heritage
Cultural Values Economic Values
Values
Brief synthesis
-Summary of description
-Summary of values and attributes
Criteria
-values and attributes which manifest them
Integrity
Authenticity
Management and protection
-Have an adequate system of protection and
management to safeguard its future
•Meets criteria 1
•Integrity & Authenticity 2
•Protection and Management 3
i) to represent a masterpiece of human creative genius
Acropolis, Athens, Greece
ii) important interchange of values
Monastery and Site of the Escurial, Madrid
iii) exceptional testimony to a civilization /cultural tradition
Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia
iv) a type of construction or site /significance on human history
Philippi, Kavala , Greece
v) traditional human settlement
Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of Tequila, Mexico
vi) association with traditions or beliefs
Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Spain
Vii, viii, ix, x Natural Heritage
-natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty
-major stages of earth’s history
-significant ecological and biological processes
-significance natural habitat for biodiversity
China Karst
Meteora, Greece (i, ii, iv, v, vii )
Donana, National park, Andalusia,Spain(vii,ix,x)
Cultural (C) - over 640 worldwide sites
Natural (N) - over 20 worldwide sites
Mixed (N & C) - over 20 worldwide sites
-Properties may thus be understood to meet the conditions of authenticity in their cultural values.
-Truthfully and credibly expressed through a variety of attributes, including:
• Form and design • Materials • Use and function • Traditions, techniques and management systems • Location & setting • Language & other forms of intangible heritage • Spirit and feeling
(Nara document,1994)
Integrity ‘wholeness and intactness’ of the heritage property and how it conveys the values it holds.
Integrity can also relate to the size of the property (sufficient size to continue to represent the values)
and to any threats affecting the property (will the values continue to exist?).
All properties inscribed on the World Heritage List must have adequate protection and management mechanisms in place.
How a country chooses to protect and manage its properties can vary, so long as it does so effectively.
-Historical
-Architectural
-Cultural
-Spiritual
-Correlation between the
monument & environment
-Economic
8th century AD monks from Palestine
1088 AD Emperor Alexios I Comnenus
Frankish Occupation
Ottoman Occupation
Prophetes Elias cliff
300m above the sea level
5 meters wide
40 meters high
8 successive levels
300 steps
Architectural Masterpiece
Connection with various religious festivals
Myths, legends, old customs & traditions
Crossroad of goods and ideas
Collection of Byzantine Icons
Myths and tradition
Harmony with the landscape
Geometric volumes in remembrance of the natural rocks
Breathtaking view
The monastery helps in many occasions
Offering land and real estates
Attracts a great number of visitors
iii) exceptional testimony to a civilization/cultural tradition
iv) a type of construction or site /significance on human history
v) traditional human settlement
vi) association with traditions or beliefs
vii) natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty
Margarita Thoma Historian | Heritage Manager
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+30 695 666 4073
Alexandros Tamoglou Eleftheriadis
Historian-Museologist | Tourist Guide
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