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World Heritage Cities ProgrammeUrban Notebooks
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Dear Readers, With this May 2021 issue, we are very pleased to have been publishing Urban Notebooks for a full year as we began in May 2020. Thank you for your interest and your support. Please write to us and tell us how we could further enrich the content and better support the management of management urban heritage. This has also been a strange and difficult year with the still continuing sanitary crisis, lives and livelihoods have been lost, people sick, and travel heavily restricted. Despite all the pressures and limitations, it has been uplifting to learn about the endeavours of different historic cities to support their communities. With this May 2021 issue, we are very pleased to have been publishing Urban Notebooks for a full year as we began in May 2020. Thank you for your interest and your support. Please write to us and tell us how we could further enrich the content and better support the management of management urban heritage. This has also been a strange and difficult year with the still continuing sanitary crisis, lives and livelihoods have been lost, people sick, and travel heavily restricted. Despite all the pressures and limitations, it has been uplifting to learn about the endeavours of different historic cities to support their communities. As historic cities continue to struggle and grapple with the pandemic and its numerous impacts, reimagining historic cities as liveable places for local communities and local livelihoods, seems most urgent, alongside addressing issues of climate change. Hence, the focus of the World Heritage cities meetings will remain on resilience and recovery from different perspectives. See you at the HUL Anniversary Event in June!!
Jyoti Hosagrahar |
From UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
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Celebrating African Arts, Culture and Heritage on the African World Heritage Day Since 2015, UNESCO has celebrated African World Heritage Day on 5 May to highlight the outstanding value of African cultural and natural, tangible and intangible heritage. In order to raise awareness on the issues this heritage is facing because of the climate crisis, armed conflicts and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, but also to promote the variety of heritage that characterises the continent, UNESCO in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund and other partners organised a series of events across Africa, including a webinar on African art and culture and livestreamed concerts and performances. Learn more about African World Heritage Day Read the message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO Learn more about the webinar: Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want |
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Launch of the Urban Heritage Climate Observatory
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UNESCO-UfM conference “Living with World Heritage: Adaptive Reuse and Regeneration in the Euro-Mediterranean region”The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), an intergovernmental organisation with 42 Member States, and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) organised a two-day online conference Living with World Heritage: Adaptive Reuse and Regeneration in the Euro-Mediterranean region on 17-18 May 2021, to discuss sustainable opportunities for urban regeneration in the Euro-Mediterranean region, with specific attention paid to historic cities. This event aimed to address, through the intervention of experts, stakeholders, and the observation of some case studies, a reflection on the methods and approaches to resilient futures for urban communities, marking the 10th Anniversary of the Historic Urban Landscape Recommendation. |
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UNESCO announces winning architectural design of competition to rebuild Al-Nouri Mosque complex in MosulThe project “Courtyards Dialogue” was announced as the winner of the international competition for the reconstruction of the historic Al-Nouri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, as part of the Revive the Spirit of Mosul UNESCO project of rehabilitation of the ancient city. “Courtyards Dialogue”, designed by the team of four partners – Salah El Din Samir Hareedy, Head of Team, with Khaled Farid El-Deeb, Sherif Farag Ebrahim, and Tarek Ali Mohamed –and four designer architects – Noha Mansour Ryan, Hager Abdel Ghani Gad, Mahmoud Saad Gamal, and Yousra Muhamed El-Baha –was selected from among 123 candidates. The winning project foresees the inclusion of enclosed gardens, taking inspiration from the historic gardens that were distinctive of the traditional houses prior to the 1944 remodelling. Renovations are expected to start in late autumn 2021. |
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“LiBeirut” breathes new life into homes, residents, memories12 historic buildings at risk of collapse were stabilised and restored in Beirut in the framework of the UNESCO LiBeirut project with the support of German funds. After the critical consequences of the double explosion occurred at the port of Beirut in summer 2020, UNESCO and the General Directorate of Antiquities of Lebanon identified 12 priority historic buildings at high risk of collapse, located in the urban districts of Rmail, Saifi and Medawar. |
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Virtual International Conference: Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in YemenIn the frame of the project Cash for Work: Promoting Livelihood Opportunities for Urban Youth in Yemen, UNESCO and the European Union organised “Restoring Livelihoods Through Culture in Yemen”, a virtual awareness-raising event that took place on 26 - 27 May, in English, Arabic and French. With the participation of local and international stakeholders, experts and heritage professionals, the conference informed the general public, partners and relevant stakeholders about progress made, pending challenges, resources, knowledge and tools available. The conference also served as a launch event for 12 short documentary films on cultural heritage in Yemen. |
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Upcoming Events |
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape |
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The HUL Anniversary Event (23-24 June) not only marks the start of the 2021 celebration but serves as a catalyst for greater adoptions of the HUL approach. At the same time, the event serves as a platform to share lessons learned from COVID-19 and to resume discussions on the future of urban management. Topics such as public space, renovations, tourism, infrastructure and livelihoods will be explored. The Recommendation will provide an overall framework, while local needs and resources determine the implementation form. On 23 June, the HUL Call for Action will be launched. The Call breaks the Recommendation down into concrete “Three Actions” (see “Call for Action”), in order to promote the HUL implementation for cities. The main participants will be Mayors, partners and high-level representatives from World Heritage and non-World Heritage cities , as they have the capacity to champion and mainstream the approach in their urban planning. Following the launch, panel discussions will explore the role of the Recommendation within the post-COVID-19 urban setting. Thematic lenses such as crisis response and recovery and local-actor empowerment will closely reflect the Call. On 24 June, the session will focus on the application of the HUL approach to the World Heritage cities. Challenges triggered by the pandemic such as the drop in tourism and restricted urban-based activities will be discussed, with HUL serving as a potential mitigation framework. The invitees will consist of site managers, national focal points, city planning departments and experts, devising in-depth, practical conversations. Case studies collected, analysed and developed during preparatory technical meetings will also be presented. In the context of this event, the World Heritage Centre is calling for case studies on urban heritage management practices. Topics include transportation and infrastructure, public space, renovations, tourism, traditional livelihoods and circular/green economies, revolving around the idea of recovery and “building back better” with heritage cities as thriving, sustainable and resilient urban centres strongly connected to their communities. The case studies will be presented in the preparatory technical meetings, which will take place on 16 and 21 June.
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3rd Regional Workshop for Europe on Visitor Centres in UNESCO designated sitesOn the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, the World Heritage Centre and the Union for the Mediterranean are collaborating to organise an online World Heritage City Lab online on the topic “Living with World Heritage: Adaptive Reuse and Regeneration in the Euro-Mediterranean region”. The online conference will take place on 17-18 May 2020. The sessions will focus on practical examples that could support the better integration of urban heritage management in urban development processes. Deadline for registration: 31 May 2021 |
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City Focus
City Focus is a corner for the World Heritage Cities and other historic cities to share their challenges and initiatives. |
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Celebrations of Iftar in the community centre Bayt Yakan © Bayt Yakan |
Historic Cairo, Egypt:
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Brazil: An online and itinerant exhibition aims to transmit the cultural heritage of the region of MissionsThe itinerant and online exhibition “Seven People, a Portrait of a Territory” aims to educate and share the history, culture and heritage of the Brazilian territory of Missions. The initiative is part of an ongoing project developed by the National Institute for Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and UNESCO to strengthen the management of Jesuit and missionary heritage, especially related to the Guaranis, Moxis and Chiquitos people. Source: UNESCO National Office for Brazil. |
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Cremona, Italy: Violin makers in develop safeguarding plans for post-COVID recovery.The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact in cities worldwide, affecting local communities and their livelihoods. The city of Cremona is in one of the regions most affected by COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in March 2020. The crisis had a direct impact on the "Traditional violin craftsmanship in Cremona", inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In response, local authorities have called the heritage community to help in identifying the best strategies to safeguard this traditional urban practice. (The city of Cremona, Italy, is not on the World Heritage list.) Source: UNESCO. |
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ICOMOS: Urban Thinkers Campus webinar “Beirut post-blast reconstruction: Climate Heritage Planning to build back better”On 17 March 2021, the webinar “Beirut post-blast reconstruction: Climate-Heritage Planning to Build Back Better” was organised by ICOMOS, FNAU-MTPA, AUB Urban Lab and IFPO in the framework of the UN-Habitat World Urban Campaign. The webinar was an occasion for dialogue between the Lebanese institutions, international organisations, professionals, NGOs, and academics, to discuss progress and future opportunities. |
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Mantua and Sabbioneta (Italy) © Valerio Li Vigni |
UNESCO Chair in Architectural Preservation and Planning in World Heritage Cities: “The Future of Cultural Heritage” webinar
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ICLEI: World Congress for an equitable and sustainable urban future
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United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG): "Upgrading Culture in Sustainable Development"
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Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun (China), © Ko Hon Chiu Vincent |
WHITRAP Shanghai: 2nd Cycle of UNESCO World Heritage & Sustainable Tourism - Chinese Pilot Study（2021-2025）National Training Course
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Illustration: PortCityFutures |
(Re)Imagining Port Cities: Space, Society and Culture
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Publications of interest |
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The Tracker – Culture & Public PolicySpecial Issue (April 2021) The monthly Tracker produced by UNESCO aims to monitor culture in public policy in the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda. The publication addresses national, regional and local policies for development and recent debates on the role of culture and cultural heritage for a sustainable future. |
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How to build a learning city?Covering the Guidelines for Building Learning Cities, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning produced a series of video tutorials elaborating approaches, actions and strategies on ‘How to build a learning city’. Addressing hands-on tools to implement policies and the Guidelines for Building Learning Cities, the initiative aims to support local policy makers in urban contexts on the themes of planning, stakeholders’ involvement, celebrations and events, accessibility and equality, evaluation and monitoring, and sustainable funding. |
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The Urbanisation of the Sea – From Concepts and Analyses to DesignEdited by Nancy Couling and Carola Hein (2020) nai010 publishers Following the case of the North Sea, one of the most industrialised seas in the world, the book explores the relationship between the coastline, its urban settlements and the sea. To support economic production from the maritime sector, the North Sea area was profoundly planned and emptied of its cultural and traditional significance. Through the analysis of design and artistic practices, literature and academic project, the book addresses new perspectives and practices for new design in this spatial realm. |
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Opportunities |
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Call For Participants: World Heritage Young Professionals ForumAs an integral part of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee (Fuzhou (China)/Online, 2021), and within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the National Commission for the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO will host the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2021 online, on the theme of “World Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods”, from 5th to 9th July 2021. |
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Deadline extended-Call for nominations: 2021 UNESCO – Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural LandscapesThe call and online submission for the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize will be open for nominations until 31 May 2021 (midnight Paris time). The UNESCO - Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes was established in 1995 to reward outstanding examples of actions to safeguard and enhance the world's cultural landscapes, a category of World Heritage. The winner of the prize will receive the sum of US $30,000.
Contact the Secretariat of the Prize, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre at melinamercouriprize@unesco.org. |
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Call For proposals: East African Youth and African World Heritage Day 2021In celebration of African World Heritage Day on 5 May 2021, and in the framework of the African Union’s 2021 Year of “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”, the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in partnership with the UNESCO National Commissions in the region and the African World Heritage Fund are launching an open competition for youth, aged 18 to 35 years, in all 13 countries covered by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa to develop a project proposal for raising awareness and engagement of youth in the protection and promotion of African World Heritage. Deadline: 31 May 2021 |
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Call for applications: ICCROM Heritage Place Lab Pilot
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Call for applications: 2021 New European Bauhaus Prize
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Vacancy: Conservation Projects Officer
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Call for submissions: Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action
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Note: The practices shared in Urban Notebooks are not assessed in any way by the World Heritage Centre or presented here as model practices nor do they represent complete solutions to heritage management problems. The views expressed by experts and Site Managers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Heritage Centre. The practices and views shared here are included in Urban Notebooks as a way to provide insights and expand the dialogue on urban heritage with a view to further urban heritage management practice in general. The cases shared in Urban Notebooks address heritage protection practices in World Heritage sites and beyond. Practices and examples showcased in the newsletter do not entail any recognition of inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage List or any of its thematic programmes. |
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The Team of the World Heritage Cities Programme We gratefully acknowledge the support of the City of Nanjing We gratefully acknowledge the Subdirección General de Gestión y Coordinación de los Bienes culturales (formerly Subdirección General de Protección del Patrimonio Histórico) of the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Government of Spain for the translation of this bulletin into Spanish Published in 2021 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France under CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO license 
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