Symposium and Workshop at the University of Massachusetts Amherst April 30th through May 2nd, 2017
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Informal Settlements and Historic Urban Landscapes
The United Nations has predicted that by 2050, 66% of the world population will be living in cities (United Nations, 2015). To house this growing urban population, new living settlements such as informal settlements, squatter housing or illegal subdivisions have
Heritage Trees: International Research and Registries
Heritage trees provide a sense of permanency and sense of place, an important gene pool, and also a critical repository of potential pharmaceutical resources. As the “elder statesmen” of a species, heritage or “champion” trees are a living reminder of
Sustaining a Korean Traditional Rural Landscape
Danping Wang, University of Massachusetts Jung, Hae-Joon; Ryu, Je-Hun. “Sustaining a Korean Traditional Rural Landscape in the Context of Cultural Landscape.” Sustainability. 2015, 7, 11213-11239 Abstract This paper is a case study of the past researches on the preservation activities
Dating Vernacular Landscapes: A Methodological Exploration
Review of the research by Elizabeth Gunther, University of Massachusetts Original article: Houfková, Petra, et al. 2015. Origins and development of long-strip field patterns: A case study of an abandoned medieval village in the Czech Republic. Catena 135: 83 –
Projects
US/CLICK – Cultural Landscape Knowledge Exchange US/CLICK is a joint project of US/ICOMOS, the Center for Heritage & Society and the US National Committee of the ICOMOS-IFLA International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes (ISCCL). This Knowledge Community focuses on exploring particularly
Journal
Heritage & Society Editor: Elizabeth Brabec, University of Massachusetts Amherst Associate Editor: Valerie Higgins, The American University of Rome Book Review Editor: Angela Labrador Heritage & Society is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for scholarly, professional, and
Symposium 2017
The Role of Heritage during Migration and Displacement A Symposium and Workshop to be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst April 30th and May 1st, 2017 Hosted by the WorldWide Universities Network (WUN) Understanding Cultures Global