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The Protection of Archaeological Heritage in Times of Economic Crisis

Author : Elena Korka

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 30,34 MB

Release : 2015-01-12

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1443874116

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This volume brings together the proceedings of the conference “From past experience to new approaches and synergies: The future of protection management for archaeological heritage in times of economic crisis”, held in the new Acropolis Museum in Athens in 2012. The conference was organised by the Hellenic National Committee of the International Scientific Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) ,with the participation of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Committee on Risk Preparedness (ICORP). Special interest at the conference was directed to the Mediterranean region, as the area currently faces a variety of serious man-made and natural disasters. This book offers a collection of papers presented at the conference which examine existing experiences in various parts of the world, in order to offer solutions and new ways of managing the protection of cultural heritage, as well as sustaining the preservation of archaeological remains in times of economic crisis, which represents a major threat facing archaeological heritage worldwide. The current economic crisis has had a significant impact on various sectors of archaeological heritage management, and has affected the majority of tangible and intangible cultural assets. In this framework, some of the main themes that are addressed in this volume include: environmental harmonization; management and best practices in sustainability; management action plans; risk mitigation and confrontation; research in conservation; preservation and technologies; shelter protection; restoration, coordination and site use; illicit excavations and trafficking; protection of collections and movable finds; preservation of intangible heritage at sites and monuments; and heritage and the economy. The book offers useful documentation for maintaining high standards in the field of archaeological heritage, while searching for new ground for synergies and fresh initiatives, in order to confront the new challenges archaeology is currently facing, such as the economic crisis, a factor which is closely connected to the development of society and the sustainability of cultural property.



Archaeology of Austerity

Author : Cherkea Louise Howery

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 15,60 MB

Release : 2020

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Greece's identity is inseparable from its archaeological heritage. The legacy of western civilization feeds this identity, which is bolstered by classical archaeology and the tourism industry. Since the start of the global financial crisis, the emblems of ancient history have been deployed by politicians, news outlets, and others to bring recognition to the problems of the country in an attempt to create either international solidarity with the Greek people or outline their transgressions and misappropriations (Hamilakis 2016; Hanink 2017; Plantzos 2012). The expense of preserving archaeological sites and managing museums has become a drain on the government's already crippled budget. The failing financial situation has placed the security of artifacts at risk, witnessed by museum robberies and the looting of artifacts at undocumented sites (Howery 2013). Recognizing the socio-political use of heritage during the economic crisis, I demonstrate the ways archaeology is expected to operate for the good of the nation, which keeps intact the main ideological premise along with its guiding strategies and policies. My fieldwork is based upon a grounded ethnography focused on the significance of archaeological heritage sites and shows the alienation of the people who are expected to connect to them. I analyze the infrastructure that produces sites, the nature of assumptions regarding archaeology, and the perspectives of residents with respect to their nationally defined heritage. In addition to this qualitative research, I examine the income and expenditures amassed within the heritage industry to determine the socio-economic impact of archaeology. This crucial juncture of crises has the potential to induce a transformation for the improvement of the organization, management, and practice of archaeology.



Reconceptualising the Rule of Law in Global Governance, Resources, Investment and Trade

Author : Photini Pazartzis

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 518 pages

File Size : 35,50 MB

Release : 2016-06-30

Category : Law

ISBN : 1509901787

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The relevance and importance of the rule of law to the international legal order cannot be doubted and was recently reaffirmed by the Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the National and International Level's solemn commitment to it on behalf of states and international organizations. In this edited collection, leading scholars and practitioners from the fields of global governance, resources, investment and trade examine how the commitment to the rule of law manifests itself in the respective fields. The book looks at cutting-edge issues within each field and examines the questions arising from the interplay between them. With a clear three-part structure, it explores each area in detail and addresses contemporary challenges while trying to assure a commitment to the rule of law. The contributions also consider how the rule of law has been or should be reconceptualised. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book will appeal to international lawyers from across the spectrum, including practitioners in the field of international investment and trade law.



Military Necessity in International Cultural Heritage Law

Author : Berenika Drazewska

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 391 pages

File Size : 50,94 MB

Release : 2021-12-13

Category : Law

ISBN : 9004432566

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Berenika Drazewska’s book offers a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the current meaning of military necessity in the international legal framework for the protection of cultural heritage during armed conflicts.



Geometric Period Plithos Burial Ground at Chora of Naxos Island, Greece: Anthropology Report

Author : Anagnostis P. Agelarakis

Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Page : 98 pages

File Size : 23,78 MB

Release : 2016-02-08

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1784913049

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This report aims to offer glimpses of the human condition on Naxos island, Greece, focusing on the archaeoanthropologic study of the human skeletal remains along with associated contexts of faunal materials recovered from the Geometric (9th -7th c BC) component of the burial ground site of Plithos in Chora at Naxos island.



An Integrated Approach for an Archaeological and Environmental Park in South-Eastern Turkey

Author : Nicolò Marchetti

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 12,76 MB

Release : 2020-04-25

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 303032754X

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This book reports on a public archaeology project carried out at the ancient site of Tilmen Höyük in south-eastern Turkey. The project developed and applied new methodologies and advanced technologies for the planning, design, conservation and management of an archaeological park at a site of high cultural, environmental and touristic interest, representing a significant study case for other archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area and beyond. It highlights state-of-the-art techniques of remote sensing, both for archaeological surveying and for territorial and environmental analysis through the study of high-definition aerial photos and digital photogrammetry. It also takes into account the ecological and environmental characterization data elaborated by environmental and botanic experts, fundamental for the purposes of eco-sustainability and management of the site, through climate and ground measurements aiming at vegetation control and a management model for the archaeological site itself and its green areas of outstanding naturalistic interest. Further, the book comprehensively discusses the analysis of the state of preservation of the archaeological remains and their effective conservation based on a set of measures guided by the principles of minimum intervention, feasibility and low impact on the remains, the site and its landscape. Moreover, it presents novel devices and fixed structures aimed at protecting the fragile archaeological remains and allowing safe access to visitors to the newly created archaeological park. At the intersection of archaeology, architecture and natural sciences, this book appeals to researchers and specialists in archaeology, social sciences, environmental sciences, conservation, architecture and engineering disciplines.



Culture and Human Rights: The Wroclaw Commentaries

Author : Andreas J. Wiesand

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Page : 772 pages

File Size : 30,26 MB

Release : 2016-11-07

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 3110432366

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The WROCLAW COMMENTARIES address legal questions as well as political consequences related to freedom of, and access to, the arts and (old/new) media; questions of religious and language rights; the protection of minorities and other vulnerable groups; safeguarding cultural diversity and heritage; and further pertinent issues. Specialists from all over Europe and the world summarise and comment on core messages of legal instruments, the essence of case-law as well as prevailing and important dissenting opinions in the literature, with the aim of providing a user-friendly tool for the daily needs of decision or law-makers at different juridical, administrative and political levels as well as others working in the field of culture and human rights.



Management of World Heritage Sites, Cultural Landscapes and Sustainability

Author : Fernanda Cravidão

Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Page : 365 pages

File Size : 32,7 MB

Release : 2020-06-04

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1527554198

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This book highlights the challenges and trends resulting from the relationship between tourist motivations, World Heritage Sites and local cultural uniqueness. With a special focus on Portugal and Brazil, several chapters refer to international cultural heritage experiences and destinations in Belgium, Cuba, Croatia, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Spain and Turkey. The volume shows that there is some crossover between tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and explores themes such as festivals and events, marketing, branding, sustainability, authenticity, preservation, wine tourism, ethnic tourism, religious tourism, literary tourism, museology and garden tourism. It will appeal to readers interested in tourism management, quality of the tourist offer, tourism heritage products, and characteristics of the tourism demand in the scope of cultural heritage.



Approaches to the Archaeological Heritage

Author : Henry Cleere

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 49,46 MB

Release : 1984-08-16

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9780521243056

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This book undertakes a comparative study of the history and development of legislative and administrative systems in operation today for the protection of archaeological monuments. With the exception of Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, no country adopted a positive policy towards the protection and conservation of its archaeological and historical heritage until the twentieth century. Moreover, it was not until the middle of that century, under the threat of wholesale devastation from extensive schemes for social and economic development, that the accelerating disappearance of the sites and monuments of Antiquity became the object of intensive study and legislation. Since then systems of cultural resource management have developed throughout the world. A range of countries (from Europe, America, Asia and Africa) representing a diversity of political and ideological systems - capitalist, socialist and ex-colonial - have been selected as being broadly representative of the variety of these systems. The case studies have been written by distinguished archaeologists and provide critical evaluations of the objectives and shortcomings of these systems.



Beyond Racial Capitalism

Author : Hossein

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 26,38 MB

Release : 2023-02-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0192868330

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Knowledge-making in the field of alternative economies has limited the inclusion of Black and racialized people's experience. In Beyond Racial Capitalism the goal is close that gap in development through a detailed analysis of cases in about a dozen countries where Black people live and turn to co-operatives to manage systemic exclusion. Most cases focus on how people use group methodology for social finance. However, financing is not the sole objective for many of the Black people who engage in collective business forms; it is about the collective and the making of a Black social economy. Systemic racism and anti-Black exclusion create an environment where pooling resources, in kind and money, becomes a way to cope and to resist an oppressive system. This book examines co-operatives in the context of racial capitalism-a concept of political scientist Cedric J. Robinson's that has meaning for the African diaspora who must navigate, often secretly and in groups, the landmines in business and society. Understanding business exclusion in the various cases enables appreciation of the civic contributions carried out by excluded racial minorities. These social innovations by Black people living outside of Africa who build co-operative economies go largely unnoticed. If they are noted, they are demoted to an "informal" activity and rationalized as having limited potential to bring about social change. The sheer determination of Black diaspora people to organize and build co-operatives that are explicitly anti-racist and rooted in mutual aid and the collective is an important lesson in making business ethical and inclusive.