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This year in autumn the City of Regensburg, a German medieval town
that has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2006,
will host the OWHC Northwest European Regional Conference
From September 16 to 18, members of the Organization of World Heritage
Cities are invited to meet in the historic Salt Barn, one of the
city’s most significant buildings, which is located close
to the river Danube and the famous old Stone Bridge
The selected conference theme ‘Earth, Wind, Water, Fire -
Environmental Challenges to Urban World Heritage’ fits perfectly
into the concept of the United Nation’s ‘International
Year of Planet Earth’.
Within different thematic sessions dedicated to the topics ‘Earth’,
‘Wind’, ‘Water’ and ‘Fire’,
experts and site managers will present case studies on how natural
hazards and environmental conditions compromise the cultural heritage
values of historic cities and discuss about innovative protective
measures and strategies.
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