scholarly journals Urban Heritage Streets’ Revitalizing Attributes

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zalina Samadi ◽  
Rodzyah Mohd Yunus
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Urban Revitalization ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

There were 911 sites including 704 cultural, 180 natural, 27 mixed properties which were included  as  outstanding  universal  value  by  the  UNESCO  World  Heritage Convention in June 2010. Malaysian cultural heritage sites, Malacca and Georgetown, were listed since 2007. Since World Heritage Lists is not an ultimate benchmark for heritage street revitalization performance, therefore, this research will provide a set of attributing variables to investigate the revitalization attributes in creating a great heritage streets. The research employed unobtrusive method of content analysis and obtrusive method. This paper will share its findings based on research’s pilot study and document analysis. Keywords urban architectural heritage, urban revitalization, revitalization index eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals Enhancement for Rural Livability: Changes and impacts on the traditional Malay settlement

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Nor Zalina Harun ◽  
Najiha Jaffar
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Open Access Article

A traditional settlement is defined as an area with sound and a strong sense of traditional village character inhabited by a society that preserves their cultural and traditional practices. However, the society’s traditions and way of life have continuously been threatened as the country moves towards urbanisation, which is gradually changing the settlements. The objectives of this research are to identify the changes in the traditional settlement and identify the issues in deterioration of traditional Malay settlement. A mixed-method approach applied as the research methodology. The findings reveal the changes and impact include six underlying factors; natural disaster, lack of maintenance, modern development, destruction by irresponsible parties, lack of awareness and declining of traditional product in the market.Keywords: traditional settlements; issues; heritage sites; preservation of heritage sites eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1544

scholarly journals Preserve Urban Heritage District based on Place Identity

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurlisa Ginting ◽  
N. Vinky Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Heritage Tourism ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Additional Element ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

The necessity to preserve architectural heritage of historical and cultural value is getting more necessary for maintaining place identity. Place identity indicates place uniqueness that is the attractiveness of heritage tourism. This research seeks to identify the preservation strategies in Maimoon Palace Heritage District, Medan City based on place identity. It contributes a better planning for Medan City in improving the quality of life. By employing mixed-methods, the result demonstrates that preservation should include both tangible and intangible elements. The elements of historic buildings, historical stories, nostalgia, and availability of additional element must be well-maintained to support the place iden © 2016 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK.. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. Keywords: Preservation; place identity; Maimoon Palace heritage district; Medan City.

scholarly journals Sergiu Musteață, Evaluarea și monitorizarea siturilor înscrise în Lista patrimoniului mondial din România / Evaluation and monitoring of the World Heritage Sites in Romania

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-77
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Sites ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value ◽  
Evaluation And Monitoring

Since 1972, UNESCO has established a frame of protection for cultural and natural heritage (Convention concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage) and the “World Heritage List”, which it considers as having an outstanding universal value. In 1994, at the Nara Conference, the Document of Authenticity was adopted, stating that ”the protection and enhancement of cultural and heritage diversity in our world should be actively promoted as an essential aspect of human development”. Since 1997, States Parties have to provide regular reports on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the conservation status of each site listed on the World Heritage List. So far, two periodic reports have been made (2000-2006 and 2008-2015), and the third was recently launched (2017-2022).

scholarly journals Muslims in Georgetown World Heritage Site: Cultural and socio-economic sustainability

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Jamalunlaili Abdullah ◽  
Rahmat Azam ◽  
Reevany Bustami ◽  
Che Bon Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Publishing House ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Muslim Population ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article ◽  
Past 300 Years

Georgetown World Heritage Site (GWHS) is known as a potpourri of various ethnic groups who have settled in the area during various periods of the past 300 years. Chinese are the majority although Muslims (Malays) were earliest settlers and once the majority.  This paper analyzes the socio-economic and cultural sustainability of the Muslim community within the GWHS relying on historical records and current situation. Areas around masjid kapitan Kling and masjid Melayu are considered as the Muslim enclave.   While the Indians Muslims are doing rather well socio-economically, the same cannot be said of the Malays. The number of Malays is very low and Malay business owners in the area tend to live outside the GWHS. The decline of the Muslim population has grave implications to the socio-economic and cultural sustainability of the Muslims, especially the Malays. Keywords: Georgetown World Heritage Site, Muslim enclave, socio-economic, cultural sustainability. eISSN 2514-751X © 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v5i17.45  

scholarly journals The Implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Continuity and Compatibility as Qualifying Conditions of Integrity

Heritage ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 384-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roha W. Khalaf
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
International Exchange ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Natural Properties ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
Good State ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value ◽  
Heritage Policy

This article explores the nexus between integrity, continuity, and compatibility (compatible change) in the implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Integrity is a measure by which the Advisory Bodies, namely the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), evaluate nominations of cultural and/or natural properties to determine whether they qualify for inscription on the World Heritage List. Yet, its application remains unclear as presently worded in the Operational Guidelines. This article argues that continuity and compatibility should become qualifying conditions of integrity. Together, they can maintain wholeness, maintain intactness, and prevent adverse effects of development and/or neglect (Paragraph 88(a)(b)(c)) to keep properties in a good state of conservation, to sustain their cultural-natural significance including Outstanding Universal Value, and to enable sustainable development. This is an alternative conceptual and operational framework for nomination, evaluation, protection and management that bridges the culture/nature divide. If adopted, the “system of collective protection of the cultural and natural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value” established by the Convention would become more credible, practical, and effective. This article, therefore, contributes to World Heritage policy formulation and to a fruitful international exchange of ideas.

scholarly journals Preserving Cultural Landscape: Malaysia’s East Coast traditional Malay settlement in change

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (16) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Najiha Jaffar ◽  
Nor Zalina Harun
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Modern Development ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Method Approach ◽  
Open Access Article

A traditional settlement is defined as an area with sound and a strong sense of traditional village character inhabited by a society that preserves their cultural and traditional practices. However, the society’s traditions and way of life have continuously been threatened as the country moves towards urbanisation. Thus, this paper aimed to identify the changes in the traditional settlement and identify the issues in deterioration of traditional Malay settlement. A mixed-method approach applied as the research methodology. The findings reveal the changes and impact include six underlying factors; natural disaster, lack of maintenance, modern development, destruction by irresponsible parties, lack of awareness and declining of traditional product in the market.Keywords: traditional settlements; issues; heritage sites; conservation of heritage siteseISSN 2398-4295 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/ajbes.v4i16.177

scholarly journals Authenticity or Continuity in the Implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention? Scrutinizing Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, 1978–2019

Heritage ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roha W. Khalaf
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Natural Properties ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Future Research Directions

Continuity is a key theme in conservation and one that appears in the text of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, which requests States Parties to continue to protect, conserve and present properties situated on their territories (Article 26). Despite this fact, it is not put into effect. Instead, the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of this Convention retain authenticity as a benchmark for assessing cultural heritage. This article scrutinizes Statements of Outstanding Universal Value (SOUV) to prove that continuity is the evidence presented to justify inscription. It reveals that at least 263 properties were inscribed on the World Heritage List not because their values are truthfully and credibly expressed through a variety of attributes as per the Operational Guidelines (Paragraph 82), but because their values and attributes continue to exist. It also reveals that continuity is a recurring concept in other sections of the SOUV, and this holds true for natural properties. Indeed, continuity applies to both cultural and natural heritage, and to tangible and intangible attributes, but this is never admitted in the Operational Guidelines. In terms of future research directions, the article suggests exploring how change within properties affects judgements about authenticity and how guidance on impact assessment can be improved to better achieve the goal of compatible change, concluding that “an effective system of collective protection”, which is the raison-d’être of the Convention, is not one that aims at “conserving the authentic”, but one that aims at “managing continuity and compatible change” in an ever-evolving world.

Part II Substantive Aspects, Ch.12 Landscape as Cultural Heritage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Strecker Amy
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Landscapes ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
International Level ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
The Public ◽  
World Heritage Convention ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The World ◽  
Outstanding Universal Value

This chapter examines the protection of landscape in international cultural heritage law. Since the inclusion of ‘cultural landscapes’ within the scope of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1992, landscape has gained increasing importance at the international level. However, given the focus of the World Heritage Convention on landscapes of ‘outstanding universal value’, it was not until the adoption of the European Landscape Convention (ELC) in 2000 that landscape became democratized. The ELC conceives of landscape above all as a people’s landscape and, accordingly, provides for the active participation of the public in the formulation of plans and polices. It focuses not only on outstanding places but also on the everyday and degraded landscapes where most people live and work. This ostensibly brings ‘landscape’ back to its early etymological origins—when it corresponded to a close-up, lived-in perspective—and has a number of implications for human rights and democracy.

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