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The traditional pilgrimage route through India towards the holy mountain of Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China represents a timeless example of nature-culture linkage where the exquisite terrain is an integral part of the... more

The traditional pilgrimage route through India towards the holy mountain of Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China represents a timeless example of nature-culture linkage where the exquisite terrain is an integral part of the local cultural practices. With multiple generations of pilgrims passing through, adding continuous layers of interpretation and memories, it is a living heritage which continues building its reputation and legend. The paper will look at the nature-culture connections that make the Indian section of the pilgrimage trail unique while acknowledging its continuity with the larger transnational landscape of pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash spread across India, Nepal and China. It will also correlate learnings from the Capacity Building Workshop on Nature-Culture Linkages 2019 organized by the University of Tsukuba and the site visit to Mt. Fuji to their parallels in the Indian pilgrimage route and landscape.

As part of a forum discussion of Ian Tyrrell’s "America's National Parks: The Transnational Creation of National Space in the Progressive Era" in the Journal of American Studies, this paper compares the transnational dynamics observed by... more

As part of a forum discussion of Ian Tyrrell’s "America's National Parks: The Transnational Creation of National Space in the Progressive Era" in the Journal of American Studies, this paper compares the transnational dynamics observed by Tyrrell to other forms of heritage internationalism and discusses why the transnational history of the national park has been remembered as a primarily American one, and why the American side of the story has been reduced to a narrative about American love for wilderness.

In this article, I characterise the definitions of nature and culture by providing examples from nature conservation and conservation of cultural heritage. I also propose how to overcome the distinction of two definitions by using the... more

In this article, I characterise the definitions of nature and culture by providing examples from nature
conservation and conservation of cultural heritage. I also propose how to overcome the distinction of two definitions by
using the concept of common heritage. Overcoming the dilemma of nature and culture, at least in heritage management,
does not mean developing more clever and ungrounded theoretical constructions but instead creating a practical
combination of the two management systems that have been separate so far. Intertwined nature and culture have,
therefore, created a whole new environment in which we need to cope as equal participants. Instead of one-sided
relationships, either human activity harming nature or nature’s negative effects on humans (natural disasters, zoonotic
diseases), we have to cope with a complicated dialogue that presumes both understanding and listening. The relationship
between humans and nature, and its reflections and treatments in culture, has differed throughout history and culture.
Nature, humans, and culture are constantly changing and developing, and these processes of change are happening
concurrently, conditioning and creating each other.

Zwykło się mawiać, że Nowa Huta to najbardziej zielona część Krakowa. I rzeczywiście, jeśli spojrzeć na zdjęcie satelitarne miasta, wydaje się, że nie jest to tylko pusty slogan. Zieleń zdaje się dominować nad przestrzenią przekształcaną... more

Zwykło się mawiać, że Nowa Huta to najbardziej zielona część Krakowa. I rzeczywiście, jeśli spojrzeć na zdjęcie satelitarne miasta, wydaje się, że nie jest to tylko pusty slogan. Zieleń zdaje się dominować nad przestrzenią przekształcaną przez człowieka w ciągu wieków, szczególnie zaś w ostatnich kilkudziesięciu latach. Całe założenie Nowej Huty tworzy unikatowy krajobraz kulturowy, będący twórczym połączeniem działalności człowieka i sił natury. Jest coś paradoksalnego w tym, że w pobliżu kombinatu metalurgicznego, który przyczyniał się do katastrofalnego stanu środowiska naturalnego w Krakowie i okolicach, przyroda rozwinęła się tak bujnie i reprezentuje ogromną różnorodność. Publikacja jest próbą holistycznego spojrzenia na fenomen zieleni, która analizowana jest przez zespół autorów w różnych swoich formach na obszarze pięciu tzw. nowohuckich dzielnic Miasta Krakowa. Krzysztof Wielgus opisuje nowohuckie parki i ich genezę w szerokim ujęciu krajobrazowym. Katarzyna Fabijanowska koncentruje się na opisie zieleni nowohuckich podwórek na wybranych przykładach. Idee ogrodów działkowych na przykładzie Rodzinnego Ogrodu Działkowego „Hutnik” analizuje Magdalena Zych. Poprzez nowohuckie nieużytki w okolicach zalewu w Zesławicach prowadzi Kasper Jakubowski. Miejskie lasy, a szczególnie Las Mogilski, jest tematem tekstu Przemysława Szwałki. Marcin Pawlik charakteryzuje zieleń ciągów rzecznych w odniesieniu do jurajskiej Dłubni. W tematykę użytków ekologicznych wprowadza Jakub Kałużny, a wątek w odniesieniu do Łąk Nowohuckich będących także Obszarem Natura 2000 rozwijają Maciej Kozak (w ujęciu botanicznym) i Joanna Kajzer-Bonk (w ujęciu ornitologicznym). Każdy rozdział posiada streszczenie w języku angielskim i jest zilustrowany fotografiami Katarzyny Ładny i Elżbiety Urbańskiej-Kłapy oraz Kamila Sorockiego, który wykonał je z drona.

The 1 st Doctoral Day Organized by the Laboratory of Geodynamics and Natural Resources aims to introduce young people and former PhD students whose idea is to improve the quality of research and achieve better results. The figurative... more

The 1 st Doctoral Day Organized by the Laboratory of Geodynamics and Natural Resources aims to introduce young people and former PhD students whose idea is to improve the quality of research and achieve better results. The figurative works whose collection gives a global idea on the diversity of the subjects of research in the laboratory geodynamics and natural resources.

Purpose: Using the cable car project proposed in Son Doong Cave (the world’s largest cave with outstanding heritage values), Vietnam as a case study, the dissertation aims to analyse the impacts of expanding access to natural heritage... more

Purpose: Using the cable car project proposed in Son Doong Cave (the world’s largest cave with outstanding heritage values), Vietnam as a case study, the dissertation aims to analyse the impacts of expanding access to natural heritage sites in four elements: economy, environment, social culture and conservation heritage value.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This research will follow a deductive study. Firstly, it reviews the concept of sustainable tourism, natural heritage value, management effectiveness evaluation at the protected area and stakeholder behaviour. Afterwards, it will discuss sustainable tourism in developing countries, heritage sites; stakeholder behaviour about the linkage; management effectiveness and expanding access to heritage area. This paper will be able to evaluate the current adventure tour in Son Doong compare with the potential outcome of the cable car project might bring to the region by analysing stakeholder perception. Assessing and maintaining high conservation value areas is central to compliance with several critical voluntary sustainability standards. The author conducted ten in-depth semi-structured interviews in the case of Son Doong cave from three groups of stakeholders: local people, visitors and expert.
Findings: The paper proves that sustainable tourism and heritage can coexist for long term development. The research finds out that the different behaviour of stakeholders does not depend on the type of group but depend on their understanding of sustainable tourism, natural heritage value, their knowledge about the cave, education and background. The current adventure tour in Son Doong cave has some success but still have issues. The cable car project is perceived negatively and refused by all groups of stakeholder.
Practical implications: Tour company, local authority and heritage site manager need to consider to have a proper long term plan for the region. Reviewing local communities’ perceptions and experts’ suggestions are one of the factors that contribute to the success of the tourism plan. However, the education and raising awareness of local people and visitors about the conservation value are necessary and the priority mission.

O património natural, enquanto recurso não renovável, encontra-se exposto a diversas situações de vulnerabilidade designadamente a que resulta da ação antrópica. Uma das formas de proteger mas, também, de valorizar e reconhecer a... more

O património natural, enquanto recurso não renovável, encontra-se exposto a diversas situações de vulnerabilidade designadamente a que resulta da ação antrópica.
Uma das formas de proteger mas, também, de valorizar e reconhecer a singularidade, raridade ou representatividade do património natural de um determinado território é através da sua classificação que, em Portugal, decorre do Sistema Nacional de Áreas Classificadas.
No caso dos Penedos de Góis, a sua singularidade e importância são atestadas, entre outros, pela sua elevada importância nos domínios paleontológico, tectónico-estrutural, geomorfológico e paisagístico, o que justifica a sua classificação como Monumento Natural.

Heritage is the legacy of tangible objects and intangible attributes of a group or society. It is inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. This prospective benefit,... more

Heritage is the legacy of tangible objects and intangible attributes of a group or society. It is inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. This prospective benefit, interest or value is an intrinsic characteristic of heritage: we do not consider heritage something with little or no value, or from which we expect no future benefit or interest. This also implies that: (1) not everything may be considered heritage (because not everything has interest), (2) the value given to heritage may change with time, and (3) heritage value may be estimated (not all heritage elements have the same value). Simply defined, heritage refers to elements with value. The type of element is fixed and its value may change, so the classification of heritage necessarily needs to be based on the type of element, not on the type of value. Thus, depending on the elements under consideration, heritage may include tangible elements, either immovable (such as buildings, monuments, outcrops or landscapes) or movable elements (such as organisms, books, artifacts or fossils), as well as intangible elements (such as knowledge, traditions or language). Value is what determines if an element is heritage or not. The value or interest of an element is always biased and subjective depending on cultural aspects such as human experience, demand, knowledge, etc. Geological elements (including all natural abiotic features such as structures, rocks, sediments, landforms, fossils, minerals, etc.) originate by natural processes, so if such an element is given sufficient value, it may be considered geoheritage. An outstanding landform such as the only moraine remaining from a former glacier system, or a unique fossil such as the holotype of an extinct species, would respectively be geomorphologic and paleontological heritage. Both are different kinds of geological heritage, which is a kind of natural heritage. Furthermore, non-geological elements such as trees affected by floods or plaques indicating flood height may be of geological interest but should still be considered biological heritage or cultural heritage according to the type of element.

Özet Mekân-insan etkileşiminin farklı boyutlara ulaştığı bir süreçte, benzersiz ve yeniden üretilemeyecek doğal, sosyo-kültürel miras değerlerine sahip alanların ivedilikle koruma altına alınması gereklidir. Ortaköy (Şapinuva-Çorum)... more

Özet Mekân-insan etkileşiminin farklı boyutlara ulaştığı bir süreçte, benzersiz ve yeniden üretilemeyecek doğal, sosyo-kültürel miras değerlerine sahip alanların ivedilikle koruma altına alınması gereklidir. Ortaköy (Şapinuva-Çorum) ilçesi de böylesi alanlar içerisinde yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, günümüze kadar akademik anlamda yeterince incelenmeyen Ortaköy ilçesinin doğal, sosyo-kültürel miras değerlerini coğrafî bakış açısıyla incelemektir. Böylesi bir araştırma, ilçenin Şapinuva-İncesu Kanyonu odaklı sosyo-kültürel-ekonomik kalkınmasının doğa ve kültür tahribatından uzak bir yapılanma içerisinde yürütülmesine katkı sağlayabilecektir. Ortaköy, özgün doğal (İncesu Kanyonu gibi); somut sosyo-kültürel (Hitit başkenti Şapinuva, geleneksel giyim-kuşam, yemek kültürü-el sanatları gibi) ve somut olmayan sosyo-kültürel (geleneksel düğünler-halaylar, halk ozanları-şairler, yöre türküleri, bilmeceler-efsaneler, yöreye özgü kelimeler, halk hekimliği, çocuk oyunları, festival-şenlikler) miras değerlerine ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Ortaköy'ün doğal, sosyo-kültürel miras değerlerinin bir uzman ekip tarafından envanterinin çıkartılması ve planlanması gereklidir. Bu değerlerin turizm arzına dönüşebilmesi ve ilçe ekonomisine katkı sağlaması resmi, sivil kurum-kuruluşların ve ilgili kişilerin işbirliği yanında arazilerin kabiliyet sınıflarına göre kullanılmasıyla mümkündür. Abstract In a period in which space-human interaction has achieved different dimensions, it is necessary for spaces having natural, socio-cultural heritage values which are unique and would not be able to reproduce to be put urgently under protection. Also Ortaköy

The paper is part of a research project, carried out within the Polytechnic University of Milan about the Burgo Paper Mill, an industrial settlement involved in the production of paper near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mantua, on the... more

The paper is part of a research project, carried out within the Polytechnic University of Milan about the Burgo Paper Mill, an industrial settlement involved in the production of paper near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mantua, on the banks of the Lago di Mezzo lake. The area represents an exceptional case study related to the topics of industrial reconversion, landscape, environmental design, and the valorization of cultural and natural heritage. The recent change in the site ownership fostered a new life cycle, which represents the occasion for the enhancement of its architectural and landscape heritage. The research project focused on a new system of relations between architectural artefacts and open spaces, with a particular consideration about socioeconomic and cultural themes, as well as the role that water can play in the future development of the site. Water plays a key role in the definition of cultural and natural elements in this research project, revealing new possibilities for revitalization of the industrial settlement as well as the whole territorial framework. Between theoretical thought and design experimentation, pursuing to tackle the problem in its whole complexity, the authors understood the necessity of a multi-scalar approach structured within a time-based strategy.

Many western countries deal with a longstanding division between natural and cultural heritage when it comes to landscape management, which is mainly attributable to the fact that both sectors have developed independently and now operate... more

Many western countries deal with a longstanding division between natural and cultural heritage when it comes to landscape management, which is mainly attributable to the fact that both sectors have developed independently and now operate separately. Such divide is further aggravated by the diversity of national and international regulations and administrative procedures. Over the past years, research carried out in both fields made it clear that this divide is counterproductive for managing future climate and economic challenges and safeguarding natural and cultural values as well as the well-being of inhabitants. This volume contributes to the ongoing discourse regarding the natural and cultural divide with a broad perspective that includes an academic, policy and societal point of view. It has aimed for both conceptual as practical approaches to the topic, as well as the motives for crossovers such as safeguarding and active contributions to broader societal issues. These motivati...

The critique of the separation of natural and cultural heritage is now well established. Rather than repeat arguments against what many would now acknowledge as an artificial separation, this paper considers the implications of working... more

The critique of the separation of natural and cultural heritage is now well established. Rather than repeat arguments against what many would now acknowledge as an artificial separation, this paper considers the implications of working within the expanded field that is created for heritage when the dissolution of the boundaries between natural and cultural heritage is taken as given. I argue that embracing this dissolution allows us to reorient and reconceptualize heritage. Heritage is understood here as a series of diplomatic properties that emerge in the dialogue of heterogeneous human and non-human actors who are engaged in practices of caring for and attending to the past in the present. As such, heritage functions towards assembling futures, and thus might be more productively connected with other pressing social, economic, political, and ecological issues of our time. Indeed, we need not look far to comprehend alternative forms of heritage-making that already model such connectivity ontologies. Fundamental to understanding the value of these alternative heritage ontologies is the recognition of ontological plurality: that different forms of heritage practices enact different realities and hence work to assemble different futures. Following on from this point, I sketch out an ontological politics of and for heritage—a sense of how heritage could be oriented towards composing “common worlds” or “common futures”, whilst maintaining a sensitivity to the ways in which each domain of heritage relates to a particular mode of existence. At stake here is the acknowledgement that each such mode of existence produces its own particular worlds and its own specific futures. I do this within the context of a consideration of the implications of the recognition of a certain set of entanglements of culture with nature, the folding together of what we used to term the human and the non-human, which characterizes our contemporary moment. To illustrate these points, I introduce the framework for a new collaborative research program, “Assembling alternative futures for heritage,” which considers the implications of working across an expanded field of heritage practices and attempts to reconfigure the relationship between heritage and other modalities of caring for the future.

Wer sich einmal in der Rolle des exkursionsfreudigen Studenten, der Austauschwissenschaftlerin, des Welterbetouristen, des Sibirienenthusiasten, der Irkutsker Schülerin des Faches „Landeskunde“ (stranovvedenie), oder des... more

Wer sich einmal in der Rolle des exkursionsfreudigen Studenten, der Austauschwissenschaftlerin, des Welterbetouristen, des Sibirienenthusiasten, der Irkutsker Schülerin des Faches „Landeskunde“ (stranovvedenie), oder des Klaus-Bednarz-Doku-Zuschauers befunden hat, wer einmal mit dem hochkarätigen Zug „Zarengold“ oder mit dem Gemeinschaftswaggon „Plackart“ auf der Strecke der Transsibirischen Eisenbahn unterwegs war, die bzw. der hatte früher oder später eine, zunächst indirekte, Begegnung mit dem Baikalsee. Alle diese Menschen sind mit den zahlreichen blumigen Umschreibungen der „Blauen Perle Sibiriens“, mit der Mythenwelt dieses Gewässers konfrontiert worden, und die allermeisten können noch für sehr lange Zeit den grundlegenden Steckbrief herunterbeten: „In Südostsibirien gelegen, ist der 3,15 Millionen Hektar große Baikalsee, der älteste (ca. 25 Millionen Jahre) und tiefste (1700 m) See der Welt. Er enthält 20 % des gesamten nicht gefrorenen Süßwasservorrats der Erde.“
Um eine persönliche Erkundung dieses weltweit bekannten Naturreservates, das etwa 5000 km östlich von Moskau liegt, vorzunehmen, wird es sich anbieten, am Westufer, in der ca. 60 km entfernten Stadt Irkutsk Station zu machen. Die kleinteiligere Routenplanung wird sodann nahelegen, von der Gebietshauptstadt Irkutsk in die direkt am Seeufer gelegene Siedlung Listvjanka aufzubrechen, und vielleicht auf halber Strecke der am Flussufer der Angara entlang führenden Straße noch im Freilichtmuseum „Talcy“ halt zu machen.
Selbstverständlich gäbe es für Touristen, Historikerinnen oder andere Reisende gute Gründe, die sibirische Metropole Irkutsk aus eigenem Recht heraus zu besuchen und sich erst sodann an die Entdeckung der Naturschönheiten zu wagen. Durch die genannten Reise-, Informations-, Bildungs- und Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten wurden und werden jeweils sich wandelnde Bilder des Sees, der Stadt, der Region oder der imaginierten Landschaft „Sibirien“ generiert und kommuniziert. Die historischen Akteure, welche diese Vorstellungen produzierten und nutzten, setzten sie flexibel ein und beteiligten sich zuweilen an mehreren, überlappenden Narrativen. Im Folgenden skizziere ich Narrative der Gefährdung und des Wandels bei der Präsentation des Baikalbildes und der Vorstellung über das Verhältnis von Mensch und Natur, etwa im Rahmen der Nominierung für das UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe 1996. Ich zeige, wie diese Erzählungen mit den sich seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre ausweitenden Gefahrenszenarien und Niedergangsdiskursen für die Stadt Irkutsk und ihr kulturelles Erbe verwoben sind.

Cross-border areas and cross-border cooperation are one of the priorities of the EU policy. Those areas, often rich in recreational, cultural and natural resources provide a great potential for the development of sustainable tourism. The... more

Cross-border areas and cross-border cooperation are one of the priorities of the EU policy. Those areas, often rich in recreational, cultural and natural resources provide a great potential for the development of sustainable tourism. The article analyzes the tourism in the Croatian-Hungarian (HR-HU) cross-border area under the assumption that different interventions can influence the perception of tourists and contribute to the realization of the full potential of the area. The method applied in the analysis is the gravity model. The results obtained by the model were tested with online in-depth interviews with three experts having backgrounds in entrepreneurship, decision making and the non-governmental sector, and focus groups, consisting of 31 experts in the field, show that altogether 72% of the tourists cross the border during a trip to the HR-HU border regions. Almost half of the respondents plan and organize programs during the trip. The main sources of collecting information about a trip are friends, family members and acquaintances, while 80% of the respondents also use at least one online tool for planning of the trip. In order to improve tourism indicators in the Croatian-Hungarian cross-border area, development of a cross-border online platform is being envisaged that would integrate different services and attractions, collect and utilize data, being the most important new raw material, thus opening a completely new space for virtual tourism.

This paper is focused on creating an efficient workflow process for high dynamic range spherical panoramas for preserving heritage sites taking the Tempurung Cave as a working model. Although there are several methods for producing HDR... more

This paper is focused on creating an efficient workflow process for high dynamic range spherical panoramas for preserving heritage sites taking the Tempurung Cave as a working model. Although there are several methods for producing HDR spherical panorama, higher-resolution images impose new problems in handling and creating such large size detailed output. Furthermore, high-resolution detail photographic documentation is essential for preservation purposes, as it will serve as a reference for interested parties. With today's technology, achieving higher resolution images is not entirely impossible however, an efficient workflow process is needed to ensure quality output especially when involve combination of multiple techniques. The hundred million years old cave is one of the largest limestone caves in Peninsular Malaysia. The tunnel cave runs down through two hills, covering a distance of two kilometers deep made up of five large domes previewing a magnificent display of stalagmites and stalactites. While the naturally form heritage was kept safe before, the increasing number of tourists and visitors today saw constructions built within the caverns such as the walkway and electric lighting for viewer’s better sightings. The heritage is very well known and protected; the digitization of the cave is an effort to keep a digital copy of such natural heritage not only for visitors to experience but also for interested parties to study the formations and habitat within through detailed documentation of the site. High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is adapted into a user-navigable spherical virtual environment as a method to reveal details hidden within dark areas while the interactive panorama is a way to let the viewer be immersed into the environment seeing as if on site. Exploration in this technique will show the possibilities of HDR to display beyond what can actually be seen with human eyes. The immersive visual experience is enhanced with detailed luminance between the lightest and darkest areas. Todays capture devices, which can capture in high number of pixels while enhancing details and quality of images does impose some issues in the workflow of HDR spherical panorama. The very large file size of each image that needs more computing resources lead to a search for a more efficient workflow process. This paper outlines an efficient workable process method of creating a HDR gigapixels spherical panorama using the Tempurung Cave in Ipoh, Malaysia as a case study.

En este texto se da cuenta de algunos de los últimos avances que afectan a los espacios naturales protegidos en relación con el patrimonio geológico. En este Año Internacional del Planeta Tierra 2008, uno de nuestros objetivos como... more

En este texto se da cuenta de algunos de los últimos avances que afectan a los espacios naturales protegidos en relación con el patrimonio geológico. En este Año Internacional del Planeta Tierra 2008, uno de nuestros objetivos como Comisión de Patrimonio Geológico de la Sociedad Geológica de España es contribuir a corregir el olvido tradicional y sistemático de los aspectos geológicos en la conservación del patrimonio natural.
Analizando el porqué de esta situación, hemos llegado a la conclusión de que la sociedad española necesita una cultura científica básica y, en concreto y en lo que aquí nos afecta, una cultura geológica que permita comprender y valorar los procesos y recursos naturales, aspectos básicos para entender y gestionar bien el medio natural.
Tradicionalmente el patrimonio natural ha sido entendido básicamente como patrimonio biológico. Es innegable que la biodiversidad depende de la geodiversidad. Por ello, la consideración del patrimonio geológico como parte integrante del patrimonio natural no sólo cubre un aspecto que no ha tenido el merecido reconocimiento, sino que también complementa y ayuda a entender la biodiversidad. Los organismos y administraciones públicas, incluyendo centros de enseñanza e investigación, están en la obligación de promover esa educación social para la conservación integral del medio ambiente. Pero, sobretodo, una de las piezas claves para esa conservación integral del patrimonio natural es la labor desarrollada desde los espacios naturales protegidos.

See the link to obtain free Pdf version of the text: Testo riguardante il "Progetto Geositi della Puglia" riportante i risultati del servizio di "Ricognizione e verifica del patrimonio geologico esistente con individuazione dei geositi e... more

See the link to obtain free Pdf version of the text: Testo riguardante il "Progetto Geositi della Puglia" riportante i risultati del servizio di "Ricognizione e verifica del patrimonio geologico esistente con individuazione dei geositi e delle emergenze geologiche della Regione Puglia", al fine di dare attuazione alla L.R. 33/2009 - Azione 4.4.1 – Linea 4.4 – ASSE IV – P.O. FESR 2007 -2013 aggiudicata con D.D n. 17 del 02/02/2012 al R.T.I. tra UNI.VERSUS – CSEI – Consorzio Universitario per la Formazione l l’Innovazione (Capofila), Società Italiana di Geologia Ambientale (SIGEA), Università degli Studi Di Bari Aldo Moro e Università Degli Studi di Genova. testo a cura di Mastronuzzi G.; Valletta S.; Damiani A.; FioreA.; Francescangeli R.; giandonato P. Bp.; Viurilli V.; Sabato L.. ISBN:9788890671685.

This work summarizes recent knowledge regarding the diversity and distribution of 11 Orders of mammals from Peru. Species information is presented for the country, ecoregions and, for the first time, by individual departments.... more

This work summarizes recent knowledge regarding the diversity and distribution of 11 Orders of mammals from Peru. Species information is presented for the country, ecoregions and, for the first time, by individual departments. Furthermore, we identified endemic species for the country and provided elevation ranges per species. To compile our information, we conducted an exhaustive review of the scientific literature and specimens in scientific collections, consulting with specialists when needed to verify records. We report 191 species belonging to the orders Didelphimorphia (46 spp.), Paucituberculata (2), Sirenia (1), Cingulata (5), Pilosa (8), Primates (42), Lagomorpha (2), Eulipotyphla (3), Carnivora (33), Perissodactyla (2), and Artiodactyla (47, including 32 cetaceans); 22 of these are endemic to Peru. Due to their high diversity and number of taxonomic changes, the Orders Chiroptera and Rodentia will be treated separately in future articles. The species records presented here, together with previous reports of bats (189 spp.) and rodents (189 spp.) yield a current total 569 species of mammals for Peru. Finally, we provide taxonomic notes for species that exhibit differences with respect to the previously published list of Peruvian mammals. We hope that this first list of mammals by department encourages further studies of Peruvian mammalian diversity at the regional level.

The value of natural heritage within urban areas is nowadays gaining recognition, but there are still no clear reference frameworks to confront the complexities of their management. In this discussion, the challenges of the association of... more

The value of natural heritage within urban areas is nowadays gaining recognition, but there are still no clear reference frameworks to confront the complexities of their management. In this discussion, the challenges of the association of historical preservation and urban nature are explored through the analysis of the management of Kyoto's waterways. The conflicts caused by the rapid modernization of Japan at the end of 19 th century find in Kyoto a remarkable expression in the tensions between renovation and conservation, providing a fertile frame for discussion. Relevant achievements and shortcomings of Kyoto´s experience are here analyzed, considering how the preservation of historic landscapes affected the protection of urban rivers, the relationship between sustainability and heritage, and the new environmentally aware approaches to river improvement.

Located in South Eastern Europe, the Ohrid Region (OR) is the result of a variety of sub-regions, complex geological history and interactions between populations and species that have all resulted in a remarkable natural and cultural... more

Located in South Eastern Europe, the Ohrid Region (OR) is the result of a variety of sub-regions, complex geological history and interactions between populations and species that have all resulted in a remarkable natural and cultural diversity.
Only in recent generations has the fragility of this equilibrium been exposed as local development pressures have taken their toll on the environment and heritage values of the OR. Problems have arisen from the lack of respect for the established legal mechanisms and insufficient involvement of stakeholders. One of the biggest issues is that responsibilities over the site are distributed among different local and national institutions that work separately, turning heritage management in such a large and diversified site a bureaucratic and time-consuming process.
This makes us question if a strong legal framework for heritage protection solely guaranties a long-term protection of this WH Site, or would a more integrated and holistic approach open a path to find the necessary solutions for the maintenance of the outstanding universal value of the property? Although establishing a joint committee is a first step to address such issues, community participation must not be put aside as this is crucial to understand and assess values, interlinkages, and the attributes required to secure an equitable and long term protection of the site’s natural and cultural heritage as a whole.
It is hoped that by exploring the OR with this lens, we will provide an insight on how to increase the sensibility of stakeholders on threats to be managed and opportunities to be seized as we believe a people-centered approach is crucial for the welfare of the mixed heritage and the provision of its long-term protection, as well for the sustainable development of the region and its communities.

This study introduces dialectical critical realism into museology as a philosophical underlabourer for the development of new theoretical potentials for the transformation of museum practice. The idea of the museum is in a moment of... more

This study introduces dialectical critical realism into museology as a philosophical underlabourer for the development of new theoretical potentials for the transformation of museum practice. The idea of the museum is in a moment of fluidity evident in emergent decolonial and ecological perspectives and in the International Council of Museum’s process of redefinition of the museum. The potential to reimagine the museum lacks a coherent philosophical and theoretical foundation. The persistence of museological dualism separates the social from the ecological and absents the emergence of relational modes of thinking and practice. This study conceives an ecological-decolonial or eco-decolonial mode of museology that is disruptive of dualism and generative of relationality, and is thus generative of agency for deeper, more effective and enduring social-ecological justice.
The core of this thesis is the development of the eco-decolonial mode of museology through the DCR onto-axiological chain or ‘MELD’ schema. At 1M a depth ontological analysis augmented by interviews with key informants establishes a dialectic of society and ecology in the museological context. 1M surfaces capitalism and the implicit neoliberal ontology of museology as deep causal mechanisms of the 2E persistence of museological human-nature dualism. The paradox of ‘emancipatory neoliberalism’ is a policy-practice contradiction that absents potentials for transformation of the museum and that is held in place by the grounding ontological activity of museology, collection.
The 2E perspective on absences enables the emergence of new transformative pathways towards the 3L vision of the eco-decolonial mode of museology as a (4D) new way of thinking and working to resolve neoliberal restrictions. The fundamental 4D change envisioned for museum philosophy, theory and practice is an ontological transformation from traditionalist human-nature dualism to a progressive human-nature dialectic. A case study considers instances where museum workers exercised the agency to expand practice in this way.
Future work using the expansive learning methodology of Change Laboratories will develop and implement the potentials generated by the onto-axiological chain for the eco-decolonial mode to bring real change to traditional, dualist museum practice, in order to ensure the relevance and the agency of the museum as a social structure in and for a changing world.

Natural and cultural heritage are considered key resources in the ever-growing sustainable tourism market. A number of recently studied sites evince a strong potential for positively stimulating local and regional development. Others... more

Natural and cultural heritage are considered key resources in the ever-growing sustainable tourism market. A number of recently studied sites evince a strong potential for positively stimulating local and regional development. Others represent interesting types of Hit and Run Tourism with considerable impact on natural and cultural heritage. So-called ‘Hit and Run Tourism’ leads to mass tourism in short periods, producing negative socio-economic and environmental impacts. During the workshop, discussions focused on the opportunities for and the limitations of valorising natural and cultural resources. Key Success Factors, Carrying Capacity Analyses and Sustainability Profile Matrices can be used to improve the management of the heritage and to plan, evaluate, monitor and lead sustainable development processes.
To foster sustainable development and ensure the success of a project, it is important to establish participatory strategies that involve public institutions, local people and stakeholders. Some steps for achieving a balanced holistic approach, protecting heritage and fostering socio-economic development should be considered before initiating a development process.

Studies on heritage as a social construct are usually focused on adults. However, we were interested in children's perception of natural and cultural heritage in their local environment. We asked primary school pupils to take... more

Studies on heritage as a social construct are usually focused on adults. However, we were interested in children's perception of natural and cultural heritage in their local environment. We asked primary school pupils to take photographies of their surroundings, which was followed by interviews, in which they explained what they captured. We were interested in how children perceieve heritage and what meanings do they attribute to it. The article attempts to shed an alternative light on the understanding of heritage through children's perspective.

Le but de cet article est de faire la caractérisation et l’analyse du contexte au sein duquel se déroulent, depuis la fin des années 80, la restauration et la mise en valeur patrimoniale des Marais de Santoña, Victoria et Joyel, situés... more

Le but de cet article est de faire la caractérisation et l’analyse du contexte au sein duquel se déroulent, depuis la fin des années 80, la restauration et la mise en valeur patrimoniale des Marais de Santoña, Victoria et Joyel, situés sur le littoral oriental de la communauté autonome de Cantabrie et qui constituent la plus vaste zone humide et l’un des écosystèmes le plus importants du nord de l’Espagne. Cet Espace naturel occupe actuellement plus de 6.600 ha répartis sur onze municipalités. Son processus de patrimonialisation apparait très lié à celui de sa protection et de sa restauration écologique, entamées à la fin des années 80. Pourtant cette évolution a eu lieu dans un contexte assez polémique, entrainant des conflits récurrents entre les différents agents impliqués.