16 March

• In favour of the protection of the religious heritage. The Heritage Foundation
  The Heritage Foundation has a daily commitment to the restoration of religious buildings. On the occasion of the International Cultural Heritage Show 2009, the Foundation had devoted a conference to this respect in the Theatre-Study of the French Comedy.
  More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.com/fr/actualite.php4?id=134

• Restoration of the Church of Cordon. Haute-Savoie (France)
  Built in 1781, included in the list of historic monuments in 1974 and classified in 2004, the Church of Our Lady of Assumption has a cruciform architectural plan with a dome that is centred over the crossing of the transept.
  The silhouette of the church, which looks sober look from the outside, is crowned by a belfry with a bulb-shaped lantern dome. On the contrary, the interior is lavishly decorated, with a Baroque alpine style; rich altarpieces with twisted columns, carved woods, a wide range of colours and an abundance of gold. The group of vaults display fresco paintings and painted settings by Léonard Isler, which date back from the XVIII century.
  More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/delegations-projet.php4?id=811

• Old prision of St Martin. Guadalupe (France)
  The association HOPE STATE and the Heritage Foundation have launched a great subscription for the restoration of the old St. Martin prison…
  More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/delegations-projet.php4?id=809

• The World Monuments Watch program is our primary tool for heritage advocacy and capacity building
  The Watch list, issued every two years, brings international attention to sites at risk or that represent current preservation issues. Sites listed on the Watch span the ages from ancient archaeological remains to 20th-century structures. They run the gamut from individual residential buildings to cultural landscapes and historic cities. Each site listed on the Watch was nominated by a group or individual concerned with its preservation, management, and significance. The open nomination process has brought many sites to our attention that we might not have learned about otherwise. It also serves as a vehicle for requesting WMF assistance for select projects. By raising public awareness about heritage needs and concerns, the Watch program inspires local involvement and institutional investment, which in turn engages support and advances innovation and collaboration. As our flagship advocacy program, the Watch is emblematic of our commitment to inspiring stewardship, forging partnerships, and leading conservation.
  More information: http://www.wmf.org/watch

15 March

• RESEARCH TERRA - This webpage intends to be a tool for the community of both researchers and interested in the subject of earth construction
  Here you will be able to follow the research work that has been, or is being carried out, all over the world. The main goal is to create a database that will be updated regularly, containing some basic information regarding the research, such as the title and the direct link for the work (in case it is available online). If you would like to add you own research to this list, please send an email to the contact provided, with the required details. CONTACT: Célia Macedo (Portugal) research.terra@gmail.com
  More information: http://sites.google.com/site/researchterra/

• New images in Russian city rehabilitation - Revitalisation of three small cities (The Russian Federation)
  Fast growing large urban centres such as Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhniy Novgorod have caused a population decline in small cities which are suffering degradation as a result. The crisis of post-industrial development, and political and economical changes have led to social tensions and the disorientation of small cities. New local strategies are definitely required for their social rehabilitation and development. Concepts for the complex revitalization programme of three cities in the Nizhniy Novgorod Region (Kstov, Dzershinsk and Semenov) were developed by the Architectural Landscape Centre “Archiland” from 2006 to 2008. The main goal was to obtain an understanding of the unique characteristics of small Russian cities using landscape architecture principles.
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• Landscape Architects Without Borders, Cameroon (Africa)
  Along with my western point of view, I am wondering how to describe African Landscape Architecture! Several questions are sprouting in my mind before being able to concentrate on the subject itself, questions relating to the life conditions that surround me: the heat, the pollution, the mounds of waste and plastic bags in the city and in the streams, at times the unbelievable smells, the infernal sound of taxi horns, the invading red dust, the flight of thousands of bats one morning in Bastos, that is making me dream for a while…
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• The Association of Landscape Architects of Central America and the Caribbean (APAC)-New member organization (IFLA)
  The Association of Landscape Architects of Central America and the Caribbean (APAC) was born on 27 June 2008 and established in Panama City, where it has its headquarters. It constitutes a multinational collective organization made up by all the Central American and the Caribbean nations willing to participate. One of the main interests was to combine the efforts of landscape architecture professionals to create an association in Central America and the Caribbean because of the small number of professionals in this field in each of the regional countries. That is why, with the support and guidance of Arch. Carlos Jankilevich from Costa Rica, a meeting was held in Panama City which brought together professionals from Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama to create the Association.
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• Landscape Architecture in Ecuador - New member organization (IFLA)
  Ecuador, located in the heart of South America with a surface area of 256,370 km2 and population of almost 13.5 million, has many natural and cultural resources that qualify it as a country of great diversity. The main source of wealth is in particular the Reservations of Natural Areas and the biodiversity that these contain. We have 35 natural reservations, including the Insular Reservation of Galápagos, and Loja city, which is located in the south of Ecuador, deeply embedded in the Amazon region with its Podocarpus National Park and a diversity of plant species that attracts naturalists from around the world.
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• The Paraguayan Society of Landscape Architects New IFLA member
  Greetings from Paraguay to all my colleagues from different member countries of IFLA. The Paraguayan Society of Landscape Architects / Sociedad Paraguaya de Arquitectura del Paisaje (SPAP) is a new member of the Federation. This is a major achievement for SPAP, which was constituted in July 2008 in Asunción, capital of the country and port on the Paraguay River. In these few lines, I want to introduce our country rather than a list of our names. Paraguay, which is in the heart of South America, is crossed by the river of the same name and divided in two very different regions. To the east lie the red soil lands of lush green vegetation, streams and lakes, and hills; to the west, the dry, flat and arid Chaco clay lands.
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• The World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and IFLA have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation
  The World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and IFLA have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to share information about their activities and to make links on their webpages. They will work together to develop a program that can be shared by their members, and to bring the two international professions closer together. For further information contact on bjgrear@wfeo.org
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• New Vice-President of The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) European Region
  The world of landscape architecture knows no boundaries, only those artificially imposed by people. Thus, to have the privilege of becoming part of the global and European organisations of IFLA and EFLA was, for me as a landscape architect, an opportunity not to be missed. My first real involvement with EFLA was as Vice-President of the Landscape Institute in 2002. From then on I began to realise the scale of the challenge faced by all landscape architects, not only across Europe but also in the wider world. It was a challenge that I had perhaps previously believed was solely a problem within the UK – and equally, I believe it is a challenge that so many other members of EFLA and IFLA maybe believed fell solely within their own country. I still find it a little mystifying that so few of our members take the opportunity to engage with the wider world of landscape architecture because together we are more likely to achieve our common aspirations and ambitions.
  More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/

• International Course on Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH10) Rome (Italy) 5 March – 30 April 2010
  ICCROM is pleased to announce the commencement of the third Course on Conservation of Built Heritage (CBH10) on 5 March 2010 in Rome. This eight-week course intends to provide a broad understanding of both the technical and managerial aspects of conserving built heritage. This will be done by exploring the topic over seven modules:
  • Issues in Heritage Conservation (General Overview): analyzing definitions of heritage and conceptual issues related to conservation;
  • Planning and Management Context: discussing management systems, planning for heritage management and sustainability;
  • Information and Documentation;
  • Approaches to Condition Assessments: providing methodological tools for assessing conditions, examining both causes and effects;
  • Condition Assessments and Treatments (part1): examining the effects of water and humidity on heritage, treatments and interventions, structural issues, and examining surfaces;
  • Condition Assessments and Treatments (part 2): interventions on buildings and sites, authenticity and integrity, and issues of maintenance;
  • Public Access, Interpretation, Presentation, Education, and Visitor Management.

  In collaboration with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the last week of the course will be dedicated to a special module on Urban Conservation. Here, the participants will have the opportunity to reflect on the issues related to the conservation and management of urban heritage, including the emerging concept of Historic Urban Landscapes. Approximately 25 resource persons from different parts of the world will bring their experience and skills to the course. There will also be field trips to several locations, including Florence, L’Aquila, Herculaneum and Pompeii, in addition to sites in Rome and the surrounding area. Twenty-one participants from 20 countries have come to Rome for the course. They represent a broad range of built heritage professionals (architects, archaeologists, engineers, planners etc.).
  More information: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2010_en/events_en/03_11courseCBH10_en.shtml

• National Archives of Australia closures
  Australia ICOMOS, like many other concerned organisations, wrote to Senator Ludwig expressing our concern at the proposed Closure of National Archives of Australia Offices in Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart. We emphasised that our members have a clearly established interest in Australian heritage, an important aspect of which is the wealth of historical records that remain in Australia’s archive, and the ability to be able to access these records in an expedient and cost-effective way. In addition – and with equal respect to the public right – we maintained that access to archival material should be as openly available as possible to members of the public, who are ultimately the owners of this extremely valuable resource. Since that time we note that the Minister has decided not to close these offices at this time and is reviewing the matter. This may not be a permanent reprieve so members are encouraged to monitor this situation and let the secretariat know if they become aware that the situation has changed.
  More information: http://australia.icomos.org/

• CULTURE/EU COMMISSION: Commission proposes EU-wide European Heritage Label
  The European Commission has today proposed to establish the 'European Heritage Label' as an EU-wide initiative. The aim of the Label is to highlight sites that celebrate and symbolize European integration, ideals and history. The proposed Decision to establish the Label will be submitted to the EU's Council of Ministers and the European Parliament for adoption and could come into effect in 2011 or 2012. "I believe that the European Heritage Label will help to increase public awareness of our common yet diverse cultural heritage as well as to stimulate cultural tourism and intercultural dialogue," said Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
  More information: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/
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• CN Castle / Comoco. Fundão (Portugal)
  The project’s brief requested the conservation and valorization of Castelo Novo’s Castle and surroundings. Moreover, it suggested also the creation of a space where people and visitors could enjoy it as a place of permanence. To answer these demands, the design solution created a “body” without a rigid boundary, organic, working independently of the existing structures but using them as a support. The construction was designed as a continuous abstract object, non-identifiable with a unique and specific purpose.
  More information: http://www.archdaily.com/52026/cn-castle-comoco/

10 March

• Interdisciplinary PhD programme - Heritage Studies. BTU Cottbus (Germany)
  The International Graduate School of Heritage Studies at Cottbus University offers an interdisciplinary PhD program in the broad field of the humanities. It is aimed at a national as well as international audience. The International Graduate School consists of highly qualified and committed colleagues from all faculties of the BTU and other institutions. It seeks a cooperative partnership with the Graduate School "Cultural and technical values of historic buildings" in the faculty two in the form of joint summer schools and research colloquiums.
  More information: http://www.tu-cottbus.de/btu/de/gradschool/heritage-studies.html

9 March

• XIII Sabean Meetings. Paris (France)
  The Colloquium Sabean Meetings has been organized for 12 years by different research institutions with an interest in the pre-Islamic civilization of South Arabia.
  This Colloquium allows researchers to regularly exchange information about the research developments in their area of expertise and especially on the latest in situ findings, after discussing the topics established in the thematic workshops.
  More information in French: http://www.archivesaudiovisuelles.fr/EN/Event.asp?id=1844&url=/1844/home.asp

• New additions to the Victorian Heritage Register: Yule House, St Kilda Cricket Ground, Bendigo miner's cottage. Victoria (Australia)
  The following are new additions to the Victorian Heritage Register:
  • Yule House, in Little Collins Street, was one of the first buildings to demonstrate the principles of the emerging Moderne style, which increasingly became popular during the 1930s for public and large commercial buildings such as cinemas and department stores.
    http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;2628
  • St Kilda Cricket Ground was established on its present site in 1856. Its location near what was to become St Kilda Junction gave rise to its nickname, Junction Oval. The ground also became the home of the St Kilda Football Club in 1873. This was one of the first members of the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
    http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;117260
  • A Bendigo miner’s cottage - the former Samson family residence - was built in stages to house a growing family during the second half of the nineteenth century. It is an unusually intact example in Victoria of a miner’s cottage known to have been built under a Miner’s Right.
    http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic#detail_places;114752

The Victorian Heritage Register is the official listing of the more than 2000 places and objects which have been assessed as significant to the State of Victoria.
More information: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/

• Fort Kochi. Kerala (India)
  Fort Kochi in Kerala some centuries back served as a centre of power to some and for others as an ideal place to practice and follow their religious faiths. European colonial powers, and communities like the Jews, the Hindus, the Jains, the Christians and the Muslims; all embraced Fort Kochi as their home from time to time. Proximity to the sea and the backwater has contributed to the culture and lifestyle of the people of Fort Kochi. History reckons the presence of the Arabs, the Chinese, the Dutch, the Portuguese and the British in Fort Kochi. A mix of Portuguese, Dutch and British style houses from the colonial periods line the streets of Fort Kochi. Some of them exhibit an architectural blend comprising European and the traditional Kerala style.
  More information: http://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/198/fort-kochi-destination.php?issueid=198

• Krishnapuram Palace. Kerala (india)
  Kerala is noted for many palaces that were an outcome of princely domains that once ruled different parts of Kerala. The Krishnapuram Palace is one such palace, which could be reached from the National Highway - 47 going via Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district of Kerala. It is a historically important palace, located close to the Sree Krishnaswamy Temple at Krishnapuram. History reckons this double-storeyed palace as the one where the kings of Kayamkulam dynasty last stayed. It is a typical example of a palace design that is akin to that of local rulers in ancient Kerala.
  More information: http://www.keralatourism.org/kerala-article/198/krishnapuram-palace-gajendramoksham.php?issueid=198

• The wrecks abandoned at these graveyards. Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)
  Of the approximately 800 shipwrecks which are known to lie in South Australian waters, more than 70 can be classed as graveyard vessels. These wrecks have been deliberately abandoned at 19 identified sites around the State's coast and waterways. Some locations contain the remains of just one or perhaps a few vessels, while the largest site, the Garden Island Ships' Graveyard at Port Adelaide, includes at least 25 craft.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/ships_graveyards/

8 March

• Urgent! Urgent! - Allianoi may be submerged this spring. Please act immediatly to prevent the loss of this archaeological site in the northern aegean region of Turkey
  Despite several court decisions against the flooding of Allianoi for the sake of an irrigation dam, the State Waterworks Directory of Turkey, supported by the government, has decided to hold water in Yortanli dam on April 10. There is time for a last ditch appeal to the Turkish Government and to the Minister of Culture and Tourism, urging them to prevent the flooding of Allianoi. Please do this before it is too late. Contact: Bilgen-Reinart - reinart@metu.edu.tr
  More information: http://www.allianoi.org/

• Pettygrove. Oregon (USA)
  Named for Francis W. Pettygrove, one of the early owners and developers of the Portland “townsite,” Pettygrove Park is part of the Portland Open Space Sequence, designed by Lawrence Halprin + Associates, Satoru Nishita, partner-in-charge, in the 1960s. The most park-like space in the sequence, the landscape is composed of earth mounds, expanses of lawn, trees, native stone walls and steps, simple asphalt walks, wooden benches, and original globe lighting. Designed to contrast to the exuberant Lovejoy Fountain, this understated, tranquil space is reminiscent of quiet mountain stream valleys. In 1979, the Portland Development Commission inserted Manuel Izquierdo's bronze sculpture and fountain, The Dreamer, into the park. Linked to the Lovejoy Fountain space and the Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain, it offers a verdant respite to the surrounding office buildings and apartments.
  More information: http://tclf.org/landscapes/pettigrove

• Tour a State Heritage Area without leaving home
  A great new feature of the DEH State Heritage Areas web site is the addition of interactive maps that allow you to point and click your way through each of South Australia's 17 State Heritage Areas. To take a stroll along Petticoat Lane in Penola, or see the sunrise over the Arckaringa Hills, or to find out what makes the garden suburb of Colonel Light Gardens so special, go to the 'Visiting' page of the State Heritage Areas web site.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/shas/index.html

• Adelaide City Council local heritage places community consultation
  Adelaide City Council is currently offering for community consultation a list of proposed local heritage places in the City's south east and south west. There are 84 proposed local heritage places which have been reviewed by independent experts and approved for consultation. To find out more about the first part of the Development Plan Amendment, or to submit your feedback on the proposed new listing, go to this link.
  More information: http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/council/consultation.html

• Fee waived to help State heritage owners green their homes
  The Department for Environment and Heritage(DEH) portion of the mandatory referral fee for Development Applications to install solar panels and rainwater tanks on SA heritage-listed buildings has been waived as of February 2010. The move is consistent with DEH's commitment to sustainability and the protection of built heritage, and is another way to assist heritage owners as stewards of our State's history.
  More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/about/latest.html

• Portland Open-Space Sequence (USA)
  In the 1960s, Portland, as many other American cities, was engaged in recreating and energizing the public realm with new parks, office buildings, shops and housing. This eight-block sequence of parks and plazas was designed to attract middle-class residents to the central city. It proved to be one of the most successful redevelopment projects of that era. Designed by Lawrence Halprin + Associates as a series of interconnected three linked outdoor rooms, the plan presents a procession of connected public spaces between the South Auditorium Redevelopment District and the Central City to the north. Created between 1965 and 1978, these choreographed spaces invite the visitor to experience settings reminiscent of the nearby Cascade Range and the Columbia River. Moving from south to north, the flowing sequence celebrates nature, beginning with “The Source”, a fountain evoking a stream’s origin, proceeding to Lovejoy Fountain Plaza, then Pettygrove Park, and finally culminating at the Ira Keller Forecourt Fountain. In 2001 John Russell, a Portland real estate developer, began to investigate refurbishing the park sequence. Through his efforts and those of others, this initiative led to a preservation plan and the formation of the Halprin Landscape Conservancy.
  More information: http://tclf.org/landscapes/portland-open-space-sequence

• Shamanism from the native peoples of Mongolia and Siberia
  The discovery of Mongolia through the books consulted in the Museum of Man, has driven Roberte Hamayon to study the Russian language with the aim of getting closer to those indigenous peoples who were colonised by the Soviets. Their numerous missions will take him to the centre of the indigenous people of Siberia, where he will take part in their daily life and will also be present at shamanic sessions. Shamanism is a practice deeply rooted in nature and the animal world, the shamanist ritual features a man that takes the form of an animal to seduce the soul of a female cervid. A symbolic marriage that legitimises the death of those animals that will be hunted down and later eaten as food. Reduced to a therapeutic practice as a result of the ideological adaptation imposed by the Russian invasions, shamanism maintained its particular vision of the world. Shamanism is here to stay...
  More information in French: http://www.archivesaudiovisuelles.fr/EN/Event.asp?id=1392&url=/1392_fr/home.asp

• The Universe of the Huarpe Indians of Guanacache (Argentina)
  This interview was based on Gregorio Manzur’s ethnological narrative entitled “Guanacache: The Waters of Thirst.” The author underlines that religious conceptions greatly influence the daily and professional practices of the Huarpe Indians and points out that their experiences and know-hows are in danger of rapidly disappearing due to extremely precarious ecological and economic living conditions and to the advance of over-mediasized “Western civilization.”
  More information: http://www.archivesaudiovisuelles.fr/EN/Event.asp?id=772&url=/772_en/home.asp

• Australian Heritage Information (AHI) website launched
  The Heritage Chairs and Officials of Australia and New Zealand (HCOANZ) at their 25-26 February meeting agreed to launch the Australian Heritage Information (AHI) website. The AHI webpage, a Commonwealth led project under the Cooperative National Heritage Agenda (CNHA). Hosted on the DEWHA website, this portal has been developed to provide a central point of access to the wealth of useful heritage tools, guidelines, heritage registers, other resources and publications that jurisdictions, including the Commonwealth, have produced individually or collaboratively. Targeted audiences include heritage place owners and managers, students/teachers, researchers and local governments. The site also incorporates the existing Australian Heritage Places Inventory (AHPI) search tool and the contact information and websites for other heritage organisations.
  More information: http://www.heritageinfo.gov.au/

• The Cultural Landscapes Foundation - Online Classroom - City Shaping: The Olmsteds & Louisville
  The network of parks and parkways for Louisville, KY designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., and his son, John Charles Olmsted, was the last park system of the elder Olmsted's fifty year career. This interactive documentary is designed to let you travel through the system on your own to learn about that important cultural landscape.
  More information: http://tclf.org/louisville

• The Cultural Landscapes Foundation - Online Classroom - Icons of Modernism: The Donnell + Miller Gardens
  The Miller Garden in Columbus, Indiana, and the Donnell Garden in Sonoma, California, are modern gardens that offer new interpretations of traditional arrangements. Icons of Modernism celebrates Dan Kiley and his masterwork design for the Miller Garden in Columbus, Indiana, together with Thomas Church and Lawrence Halprin’s revolutionary biomorphic design for the Donnell Garden in Sonoma, California. Visitors have “virtual” access to two of the most important private Modern gardens in America – they also get to meet their owners and designers including Dan Kiley, Lawrence Halprin, and architect Kevin Roche.
  More information: http://tclf.org/icons

• The Cultural Landscapes Foundation - Online Classroom - Columbus Park: The Prairie Idealized. Chicago (USA)
  This interactive documentary is designed to let you travel on your own through Columbus Park. You will have a map and a Visitor Guide to assist you on your journey.
  Be sure to visit all nine locations on the map to learn about Columbus Park and its importance as a cultural landscape. Choosing a location on the map will take you to that location in the park. At any time, you will be able to return to the map to select another location. During your trip, you will also be able to consult the Visitor Guide or visit the Archive. Use the Visitor Guide to learn about specific topics. Selecting a topic will take you to the location of that information in the application. Use the Archive to search all the material in the application and chart your own course.
  More information: http://tclf.org/columbus

• Exhibitions - Landscapes for Living: The Post War Years in Texas
  6 - 8 May 2010. Dallas, Texas (USA)
  The first 2010 installment in this national series that places a critical spotlight on influential landscape architects of the 20th century will take place May 6-8 in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Landscapes for Living will place a focus on the unique Post War legacy of public and private landscapes in Texas during what is now thought to be an optimistic time of innovation and experimentation. Nationally recognized speakers from the public and private sectors and the academic community will provide rare insight and analysis of this unprecedented era of design. The conference will look both back and ahead, as the symposium culminates in a panel discussion which explores what this design legacy and Modern design means in the 21st century.
  More information: http://tclf.org/sites/default/files/microsites/pioneers/dallas/index.html

5 March

• International group to restore historic Intramuros - MANILA, Philippines
  The Global Heritage Fund Mission, a non-profit conservation group that provides assistance to developing countries in preserving their cultural heritage sites, recently pledged its support for the preservation of Intramuros. GHF International Conservation Director John Hurd and Tourism Secretary Ace Durano signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize the working partnership. The GHF technical team will conduct a feasibility study of the walled city. Hurd was conservation consultant to UNESCO and is currently president of International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Advisory Committee.
  More information: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=553570&publicationSubCategoryId=473

• Ciudad Perdida Archaeological Conservation Project / Teyuna (Colombia)
  Paula Marcela Moreno Zapata, Minister of Culture; Jeff Morgan, Executive Director, Global Heritage Fund (GHF) and Diego Herrera Gómez, Director of Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH) are pleased to invite you to the signing of the agreement between el Insistituto Colombiano de Antropologia e Historia (the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History) and Global Heritage Fund, for the archaeological conservation project in the Rio Buritaca basin.
  More information: http://globalheritagefund.org/index.php/in_the_news/events/
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• Medieval fortresses along the Danube: new route for cultural tourism in Serbia
  On 15 March 2010, the Serbian Ministry of Culture is organising a seminar on the topic “Tourism and the medieval fortresses along the Danube in Serbia: balancing safeguarding, social benefit and economic impact”. The workshop is the third meeting organised out of a programme of 7 events at local and national level, intended to support the creation of partnerships for the enhancement of sustainable cultural tourism along the medieval fortresses on the river Danube.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=47492&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

• Exhibition - "Haiti: Before and After"
  Railings around UNESCO Headquarters, 125 avenue de Suffren, Paris 7e
  Frédéric De La Mure, a photographer from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, produced a photo reportage on Haiti last September then returned there a few days after the earthquake. These “before and after” pictures allow us to measure the magnitude of the challenges the country faces, and to see how UNESCO, and the international community as a whole, can contribute in the fields of education, heritage protection and information support as well as risk management and prevention. This exhibition is organized with the Permanent Delegation of France to UNESCO.
  More information: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/haiti-quake/haiti-before-and-after/

• Exhibition - Landscapes of Quarantine
  Mar 10 2010 - Apr 17 2010. New York (USA)
  Landscapes of Quarantine features new works by a multi-disciplinary group of eighteen artists, designers, and architects, each of whom was inspired by one or more of the physical, biological, ethical, architectural, social, political, temporal, and even astronomical dimensions of quarantine.
  More information: http://www.storefrontnews.org/exhib_dete.php?exID=155

• Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne University is offering courses in building conservation
  To meet increased demand for skilled architects and advisors in building and related conservation work, both within Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region, Melbourne School of Design is offering courses in building conservation. Melbourne School of Design offers subjects in three different ways:
  • In the form of diploma and masters courses for those who intend to specialise in this area
  • As electives within MSD Masters programs.
  • As professional development courses for architects and other practitioners as part of the Community Access Program (CAP).

  More information: http://www.msd.unimelb.edu.au/

4 March

• Recently analyzed fossil was not human ancestor as claimed, anthropologists say
  A fossil that was celebrated last year as a possible "missing link" between humans and early primates is actually a forebearer of modern-day lemurs and lorises, according to two papers by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin, Duke University and the University of Chicago. In an article now available online in the Journal of Human Evolution, four scientists present evidence that the 47-million-year-old Darwinius masillae is not a haplorhine primate like humans, apes and monkeys, as the 2009 research claimed. They also note that the article on Darwinius published last year in the journal PLoS ONE ignores two decades of published research showing that similar fossils are actually strepsirrhines, the primate group that includes lemurs and lorises.
  More information: http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/03/02/human_ancestor_fossil/

• First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict: planning a new course
  From 24 – 26 February, an interdisciplinary group of professionals met at ICCROM to lay the groundwork for a pilot training project on first aid to cultural heritage in times of conflict. The purpose of this course will be to equip professionals with knowledge and skills necessary for protecting cultural heritage in the event of an armed conflict, and to promote its recovery post-war. This new ICCROM initiative is based on a substantial body of research emphasizing that cultural heritage plays an important role in recovering from conflict situations and that it must be integrated into the planning of peacetime preparatory measures and post-conflict recovery strategies.
  More information: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2010_en/events_en/
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• Your chance to get your vessel involved in the Cultural Olympiad (United Kingdom)
  National Historic Ships is keen to see representatives from the National Register of Historic Vessels included in the Cultural Olympiad programme. The details given below offer the opportunity to form part of the Discovering Places Weekend being held between 1-3 May 2010. Discovering Places is a four year cultural festival in the run-up to the 2012 Games and is one of the major projects for the Cultural Olympiad. If you have an event or an activity which could form part of the Discovering Places campaign, please let National Historic Ships know so that we can make sure you get the opportunity to participate or contact Heritage Link directly.
  More information: http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/news.php/75/your-chance-to-get-your-vessel-involved-in-the-cultural-olympiad

• National Historic Fleet Ships (United Kingdom)
  Two World War 2 veterans from the Battle of the Narrow Seas - High Speed Launch 102 and Motor Gun Boat 81 have been saved for a new life in Portsmouth following intervention from National. Historic Ships, the body set up by DCMS to look after the interests of historic vessels in the United Kingdom. When the owners of these two fabulous, fully operating fast boats approached Martyn Heighton, Director of National Historic Ships, to say that they were to be sold abroad or scrapped, immediate action was taken to help find a new permanent home for them in the UK. All museums and other organisations likely to have an interest in these vessels were contacted, and Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust came up with an offer to take them on...
  More information: http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/news.php/79/national-historic-fleet-ships

• Exhibition-Shadows of Râmâyana-India and Indonesia-Figurines from India and Indonesia
  From March 3rd- May 12th, 2010. Vitre (France)
  This exhibition presents some fifty puppets from shadow theatres in India and Java. Photographs, documentary posters, and videos along with two conferences will help the visitor understand the social and religious role of the spectacular art forms in these cultures beyond aesthetic emotions.
  More information in French: http://www.festivaldelimaginaire.com/programme/ombres-du-ramayana.html

• Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Vimbuza Healing Dance in Malawi
  Popular among the Tumbuka people, the Vimbuza is practised by renowned traditional healers in a special ritual. Patients slowly enter trance, while the audience performs songs to call helping spirits. Vimbuza is a useful complement to other forms of medical treatment. The safeguarding project seeks to:
  • encourage the transmission of skills and knowledge to younger generations, and
  • raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding the Vimbuza as part of traditional health practices.

  The action plan includes:

  • legal protections and training Vimbuza healers on intellectual property rights;
  • creating an inventory based on field research in close cooperation with the practicing community;
  • organizing dance festivals, thematic workshops and discussion panels broadcast on radio and television;
  • developing educational programmes for young museum visitors of Mzuzu Regional Museum; and
  • distributing educational leaflets in the Chitumbuka language.

  More information: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=EN&pg=00176

UNESCO's work to foster linguistic diversity and promote multilingualism: 1946-2010 (Chronology and list of documents)
Publ: 2010; 24 p.
Code: CLT/CEI/CID/2010/PI/147
UNESCO document
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001871/187121e.pdf

Final report: Preparatory meeting for constituting an International Coordination Committee for Haitian culture, held at UNESCO (Paris) on February 16th, 2010 (in French)
L’objet de cette réunion était, dans un premier temps, d’écouter les autorités haïtiennes afin de connaître leurs besoins et leurs attentes vis-à-vis de l’UNESCO dans le cadre de la protection et de la sauvegarde de la culture haïtienne dans toutes ses composantes. Il s’agissait ensuite de définir des modalités d’action qui permettraient à l’UNESCO et ses partenaires de préparer et rendre opérationnel un programme d’ensemble en faveur de la culture haïtienne en tirant parti des vastes capacités de la communauté culturelle de ce pays, qui a déjà mobilisé ses efforts, et en faisant également appel aux experts de renommée mondiale.
Afin de coordonner l’action internationale de reconstruction d’Haïti dans le domaine de la culture et assurer sa cohérence, l’UNESCO a proposé que le programme de réhabilitation soit structuré au sein d’un Comité international de coordination (CIC) pour la sauvegarde de la culture haïtienne.
http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=40598&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Políticas de turismo patrimonial e configuração da escala do bairro na Cidade de Maiorca
Marc Morell - Etnográfica,
nov. 2009, vol.13, no.2, p.343-372.
ISSN 0873-6561.
This paper explores the meanings of the local expression fer barri (neighbourhood making) in a gentrifying area located in the Historic Centre of Ciutat de Mallorca (Spain). After closely examining the relation of fer barri with tourism in Mallorca, I analyse the tensions between the urban planning schemes unleashed by the public authorities upon this heritage-loaded territory and the practices of its inhabitants. I argue that the concept of neighbourhood scaling best accounts for the social relations that this sub-urban context embodies, given the hierarchy of forces impinging on it (urban, regional, national, global). Urban policy plans and organised residents scale the neighbourhood in conflictual terms. Some follow a tourism-dependent logic and try to promote the neighbourhood along the lines of heritage, its centrality or by setting up large events. In addition to State-led policies, tourism businesses and real estate enterprises, urban movements often depicted as oppositional groups have their own understanding of fer barri. This is an understanding of contradictory kind since in their attempts to contest capital accumulation by placing a value on the neighbourhood, urban movements can also unintentionally pave the way for both renewal and gentrification. A thorough analysis of the local term fer barri therefore reveals contrasting projects of neighbourhood scaling.
http://www.scielo.oces.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0873-65612009000200005&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en

Visitors' Preferences for Interpretation at Heritage Sites
Authors: Yaniv Poria (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel ); Avital Biran (University of Surrey, UK) and Arie Reichel (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 48, No. 1, 92-105 (2009)
© 2009 SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0047287508328657
Research on interpretation at heritage settings commonly centers on the display. The current study highlights visitor preferences for on-site interpretation, an essential element in the management of heritage tourist attractions. This research focuses on the Wailing Wall, a religious "must-see" attraction in Jerusalem. The role of interpretation as a facilitator of emotional experience rather than a means to gain knowledge is explored. Results indicate the need to customize the interpretation to meet visitor preferences and motives. Furthermore, the study reveals the need to capture heritage tourism not only as a search for naïve nostalgia or a simplified romantic version of the past but also as a more complex phenomenon. Implications for marketers and heritage site operators are suggested, highlighting the need to adopt innovative approaches to the management of heritage tourist attractions and provide different interpretations for different visitors.
http://jtr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/48/1/92

Genealogical Tourism: A Phenomenological Examination
Authors: Carla Almeida Santos (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Grace Yan (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign )
Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 49, No. 1, 56-67 (2010)
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509332308
Seeking to contribute to ongoing investigations of diverse contexts of tourism consumption, the current investigation explores the meanings genealogical tourists attribute to their lived experiences and contextualizes those findings within larger social approaches to the human dynamics that drive contemporary tourism. Taking an interpretive turn, it proposes genealogical tourism as reflecting contemporary tourists’ call for diversity of leisure interests and opportunities as well as their desire for a full range of varying intimacies, intensities, and complexities in their tourism lived experiences. In particular, it reveals tourism as a reflexive response to a sense of loss that underpins modern society, assisting in reaffirming both a generational sense of the self and a self-recognition that one has one’s own perspective on the world.
http://jtr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/49/1/56

Segmentation of Visitors to a Heritage Site Using High-resolution Time-space Data
Anat Tchetchik, Aliza Fleischer and Noam Shoval. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 48, No. 2, 216-229 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0047287509332307
A novel method of data collection based on high-resolution time-space data recorded by global positioning system units was used to segment visitors to the Old City of Acre heritage site in Israel. This technique of accurately tracking the temporal and spatial behavior of visitors carrying the global positioning system units overcomes the well-known limitations of traditional data collection methods. Discrete-choice methods and a system of censored regressions were used to identify the decision-making process at each stage of the visit. The segmentation of the visitors was based on these decisions. It was found that different attributes associate the visitors with different segments at each level. Although the findings might be site specific, the data collection and the segmentation method could be used by tourism planners and decision makers at other sites.
http://jtr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/48/2/216

Architectural Conservation: An Introduction by Dr. Leo Schmidt. BTU Cottbus (Germany)
Originally written in German for a German audience with a focus on the history, theoretical development and current situation of conservation in Germany, this translation of Dr Schmidt's work reveals for the first time to the English-speaking audience the full richness and unusual challenges of the German heritage conservation experience from its origins in the 19th and early 20th centuries, through the two World Wars, the post-war partition of the country into the Federal and Democratic Republics, and finally, the country's reunification twenty years ago.
Leo Schmidt is head of the Department of Architectural Conservation at the Brandenburg University of Technology in Cottbus, one of two universities in the world offering a Graduate Program in World Heritage Cultural Sites Studies. He is a member of ICOMOS Germany and the ICOMOS Training Committee, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
http://australia.icomos.org/

Information on the volumes from the publisher, Routledge UK:
http://www.routledge.com/books/series/Key_Issues_in_Cultural_Heritage

The first in the series, Twentieth Century Heritage Survey Stage 1: Post Second World War 1946-1959 Overview History (1.5Mb PDF) was undertaken by Carol Cosgrove, Susan Marsden and Robyn Taylor in 2003- 2004 for the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage. That project did not include field work or nomination reports.
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/resources/20century_stage2.html