Conserving cultural landscapes : challenges and new directions / edited by Ken Taylor, Archer ST Clair and Nora J. Mitchell

Includes index

1. Introduction : Cultural Landscapes : Twenty-First Century Conservation Opportunities and Challenges Part I. Reflections on Past and Future Directions : 2. World Heritage Cultural Landscapes 1992-2012 3. Sustaining the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage Cultural Landscape 4. Entre chien et loup : World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on the Fortieth Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention 5. Opportunities for Integration of Cultural and Natural Heritage Perspectives Under the World Heritage Convention : Towards Connected Practice Part II. Community Stewardship and Diverse Values : 6. Stewardship of Protected Landscapes by Communities : Diverse Landscapes, Diverse Governance Models 7. The Interrelationships of Land, Culture and Heritage : The Gullah Geechee Communities of the Southeastern United States 8. Ecological and Socio-Cultural Resilience in Managing Traditional Sacred Landscapes in the Coastal Savannah Ecosystem of Ghana 9. Cultural Landscapes : Message from our Ancestors Part III. New Approaches and Policy Frameworks : The Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) : 10. Historic Urban Landscape : a new UNESCO Tool for a Sustainable Future 11. Applying a Cultural Landscape Approach to the Urban Context 12. Asian Theoretical and Best-Practice Framework for the Historic Urban Landscape : Heritage for the Future Part IV. Confronting the Everyday Challenge of Cultural Landscape Management : 13. Cultural Landscape Management Practice : Some Australian Case Studies 14. Lessons in Large Landscape Management 15. Innovations in Managing National Park Service Cultural Landscapes : Sustaining Historic and Traditional Uses 16. Val de Loire Patrimoine Mondial (France) : The Management Process of a Living Cultural Landscape 17. Traditional Knowledge : An Innovative Contribution to Landscape Management Part V. Climate Change and Global Transformation : Sustaining Cultural Landscapes for the Future : 18. Climate Change Challenges and Cultural Landscape Viability 19. Discursive Heritage : Sustaining Andean Cultural Landscapes Amidst Environmental Change 20. Climate and the Transformation of Landscapes: Building and Strengthening Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Institutions to Manage Threats to Cultural Landscapes 21. The Conservation of Human Responses to Natural Hazards and Disasters 22. Gardens of the Jafr (Rasht Valley, Tajikistan) as a Model of Sustaining Cultural Landscapes for Future Generations

New approaches to both cultural landscapes and historic urban landscapes increasingly recognize the need to guide future change, rather than simply protecting the fabric of the past. Challenging traditional notions of historic preservation, Conserving Cultural Landscapes takes a dynamic multifaceted approach to conservation. It builds on the premise that a successful approach to urban and cultural landscape conservation recognizes cultural as well as natural values, sustains traditional connections to place, and engages people in stewardship where they live and work. It brings together academics within the humanities and humanistic social sciences, conservation and preservation professionals, practitioners, and stakeholders to rethink the meaning and practice of cultural heritage conservation, encourage international cooperation, and stimulate collaborative research and scholarship."