Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage in Urban Areas
A Training Guide
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO, 1972.
http://whc.unesco.org/archive/convention-en.pdf
Final Recommendations of the International Course on Preventive Measures for the Protection of Cultural Property in Earthquake Prone Regions, Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1985. (Stovel, ICCROM, 1998)
Conclusions and Recommendations of the International Workshop on Structural and Functional Rehabilitation of Housing in Historic Buildings in Seismic Regions, Mexico City, 1986.(Stovel, ICCROM, 1998)
Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers, Recommendation No. R(93)9 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the Protection of the Architectural Heritage against Natural Disasters, adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 23 November 1993 at the 503rd Meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies. (ICOMOS Heritage at Risk, H@R, 2008)
Declaration of Quebec, Ist National Summit on Heritage and Risk Preparednes s, Quebec City, Canada, 1996. (Stovel, ICCROM, 1998)
The Kobe/Tokyo Declaration on Risk Preparedness for Cultural Heritage, Kobe/Tokyo International Symposium on Risk Preparedness for Cultural Properties, 1997.
Radenci Declaration, Blue Shield Seminar on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Emergencies and xceptional Situations, Radenci, Slovenia, 12–16 November 1998.
http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/admin/emergcy.htm
Declaration of Assisi by ICOMOS Scientific Committee for the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage, 1998. (Stovel, ICCROM, 1998)
Torino Declaration. Resolutions of the First Blue Shield International Meeting, Torino, Italy, 2004.
http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/admin/torino-declaration2004.pdf
Kyoto Declaration 2005 on the Protection of Cultural Properties, Historic Areas and their Settings from Loss in Disasters (adopted at the Kyoto International Symposium 2005 ‘T owards the Protection of Cultural Properties and Historic Urban Areas from Disaster’ held at Kyoto Kaikan on 16 January 2005);
http://www.international.icomos.org/xian2005/kyoto-declaration.pdf
Recommendations of the UNESCO/ICCROM/Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan – Thematic Meeting on Cultural Heritage Risk Management, World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Kobe, 2005.
http://australia.icomos.org/wp-content/uploads/Japan-recommendations.pdf
UNESCO / WHC. 2006. Strategy Document for Reducing Risks from Disasters at World Heritage Properties. World Heritage Committee, 30th Session, Vilnius, Lithuania, 8–16 July 2006.
http://whc.unesco.org/download.cfm?id_document=6525
Declaration on the Impact of Climate Change on Cultural Heritage, International Workshop on Impact of Climate
Change on Cultural Heritage, New Delhi (India), 22 May 2007. (ICOMOS News, June 2008)
Compiled list sourced from: UNESCO, (2010). Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage. Paris: UNESCO.
Before introducing the subject matter to participants it is important to orient them to the objectives and methodology of the course and also enable interaction between participants and resource persons. This may be done through an orientation session facilitated by the course coordinators and instructors, briefly introducing the organisers, objectives and structure of the course while also discussing what expectations the participants have about the course.
Ice-breaking exercises may be organised in order to ensure that participants not only are introduced but also feel comfortable in each other’s company. The orientation session can also address logistical concerns that participants may have. This is especially important in the case of courses that cater to an international audience.
Participants who are unfamiliar with the host organisation or host country’s cultural aspects may benefit from this type of session. Informal interaction should be encouraged at this stage so that participants are receptive to team exercises through the length of the course. Finally during this session, an opportunity should be provided to the participants to make brief presentations on the cultural heritage and disaster management context in their home countries and the challenges and initiatives for disaster risk management of cultural heritage.
