Sustainable Heritage Management Foundation Course
Module 3: Applying Laws and Regulations (ALR)
Led by: Southeast University
Aim: Ensuring that laws, regulations and rights affecting heritage properties at all levels are upheld.
I. INTRODUCTION AND MODULE OBJECTIVES
The Sustainable Heritage Management Foundation Course is introduced by UNESCO Bangkok in cooperation with Think City Institute and the Asian Academy for Heritage Management. It focuses on the ‘Core Competencies’ defined under the new “Competence Framework for Cultural Heritage Management.” Participants are expected to develop capacities to respond intelligently and effectively to the real-world demands in sustainable heritage management.
This module will cover the topic of Applying Laws and Regulations (ALR) as one of the core competencies identified under UNESCO’s recently published Competence Framework for Sustainable Development.
Module Objective: Ensuring that laws, regulations and rights affecting heritage sites at all levels are upheld and enforced.
Module learning outcomes:
- Understanding the heritage laws and regulations within the evolving scope of cultural heritage.
- Applying appropriate mechanisms for enforcing heritage laws and regulations that confirm to principles of sustainable development.
- Acknowledging the challenges and good practices in implementing heritage laws and regulations.
II. TEACHING TEAM
Professor Lyu Zhou
Director and professor of National Heritage Center of Tsinghua University
Vice President of ICOMOS-CHINA and the president of Architectural History Institute in China, Architecture Society
E-mail: lvzhou@tsinghua.edu.cn
Since 1980’s, he has been working in the field of architectural heritage conservation. He is leading professor of World Heritage in China. He has been in charge of many conservation projects, management and conservation master plans. His project Conservation of Er-wang Temple after Earthquake received the highest award for conservation in China, 2011; Conservation and Utilization of “Gongziting” (an ancient garden) in Beijing, Conservation of Fu-Long Temple after Earthquake, Conservation of Guyue Bridge received the UNESCO Asian Pacific Cultural Heritage Conservation Award in 2004, 2011 and 2019.
In 2005, for his contribution on the exchange and co-operation between China and Italy, the President of Italy conferred him “Ha Coferto l’Onorificenza di Cavaliere”.
In 2013, ICCROM general assembly offered him ICCROM Award as recognition of his contribution to protection of cultural heritage.
Professor Shao Yong
Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Vice President of ICOMOS-CIAV, and Expert member of ICOMOS-ISCEAH, National Committee of Historical and Cultural Cities Conservation of China
E-mail: Nyshao163@163.com
Dr. Shao is the Executive Director at World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region, under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP Shanghai). She got the Doctor diploma at 2003 from College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, and followed the training of French State Architects and Urban Planners(AUE) in the Ecole de Chaillot and Ecole Nationale des Pons et Chaussees in France in 1999 and 2006.
From 1990 to now, Dr. Shao has worked a lot for the conservation of historical cities, towns and villages, World Cultural Heritage sites, in charge of “Conservation and Management Plan of World Heritage Site: Lijiang Old Town”, “Conservation and Management Plan of World Heritage Site: Pingyao Ancient City”, “Conservation Plan of Historical Districts of Shanghai”, etc. These planning have achieved awards at State, provincial and municipal level. Thereinto, Dr. Shao’s project “The Water Town Conservation” has got Award of Distinction in UNESCO Heritage Awards in 2003, and “Community-based Conservation Project of World Heritage Lijiang” and “Pingyao Courtyard Houses” have got the Award of Merit in 2007 and in 2015. In 2018, she received the Order of the Knights of Literature and Art of the French Ministry of Culture.
She is the author of <Ancient Town in Jiang Nan > and < Equilibre et Harmonie: protection et mise en valeur du patrimoine architectural, urban et paysager en France >, in charge of the edit of <Urban Heritage Conservation> and <Research on Conservation Plan of Historical and Cultural Towns and Villages>, and published many articles about urban and rural heritage conservation in professional journals.
She joined several international conservation projects as an expert, including Project AsiaURBS, Sino-French cooperation of architectural, urban and landscape heritage conservation, UNESCO Chair of Environment and Landscape Design, UN-Habitat program for “historic quarter for all”, and the activities of ISCEAH and WHEAP, etc.
Professor Jiang Hong
Associate Dean and Associate Professor at School of Architecture, Southeast University
Secretariat of UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management
E-mail: jianghongseu@163.com
Jiang Hong is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of School of Architecture at Southeast University (SEU-Arch), where he teaches classes on Urban Planning History and Theories, Urban Design. He has also taught urban design and planning studios and practice in Berlin（2015-2016）, Rome（2015-2017）, Vienna（2015-2016）, Yangon（2016-2017）, Bangkok（2017）and Ahmedabad（2018. Prof. Jiang is also Director of Advanced Urban-Rural Research Center; Member and Deputy Secretary General Academic Committee of Urban Planning History and Theory, Urban Planning Society of China; Visiting Scholar in MIT (2018-2019). He has presided 2 NSFC (National Natural Science Fund of China) projects and took part in 8 NSFC projects, including the topic of Heritage Conservation, Urban Renewal, 5 research projects from Jiangsu Province and MOE.
Jiang Hong also worked as a city planner and urban designer in different provinces in China and Southeast Asia on projects including Heritage Conservation, Urban Design, Rural Revitalization and Recreation Planning. He has presided a number of important urban planning & design projects, including “Rural Development Planning of Jingangshan in Jiangxi Province”, “Conservation Planning of the Grand Canal of Changzhou”, “Ecological Planning for Industrial Site Development Planning Schemes for Changzhou”, “Conceptual Design of the urban core of Nanjing Pukou District”, and more than 30 other important Urban Planning and Designing projects.
He is also leader and coordinator of many interdisciplinary research projects, and he has also consulted widely for a diverse range of organizations worldwide, including the UNISCO Asian-Pacific Regional Headquarter, Energy Foundation in China，Mercator Foundation in Germany, Myanmar Federal Government and different levels of Chinese Government.
Professor Richard Engelhardt
Former UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific
Guest Professor, School of Architecture
E-mail: richard.a.engelhardt@gmail.com
Richard A. Engelhardt is the former UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific, a position in which he served between 1994 and 2008. The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Heritage Conservation programme was conceived and initiated during his tenure. Today he is concurrently the UNESCO Chair Professor of the Conservation and Management of Historic Towns and Urban Centres at the National College of Art in Pakistan; Honorary Professor of Conservation Architecture at Southeast University in Nanjing, China; and Visiting University Research Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Professor Engelhardt has received numerous honours and awards in recognition of his contribution to the conservation of Asian heritage from governments of the region as well as from the Global Heritage Fund. In 1994 H.M. King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia knighted him with the title of Commandeur de l’Ordre Royal du Cambodge for his efforts in safeguarding the monuments of Angkor.
Professor Dong Wei
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Resource Management at School of Architecture, Southeast University
Secretariat of UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management
E-mail: dongwx@163.com
Prof. Dong Wei is the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Resource Management at Southeast University’s School of Architecture in Nanjing, China. He was educated at the Xi’an Institute of Metallurgy and Building (now Xi’an Architecture University), the Traditional Architecture and Garden Design Institute of Xi’an, and Nanjing Institute of Technology (now Southeast University). After obtaining his Ph.D. at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, he was a post-doctoral researcher at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Professor Dong was involved in the restoration of Zhongshan Road in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, a project that was recognized with a 2001 Award of Merit. In 1998, Professor Dong led an architectural survey of intact traditional buildings in the Xijin Ferry area in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, a project that also received a 2001 Award of Merit.
Dr. Wang Yan
Lecturer at School of Architecture, Southeast University
Secretariat of UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management
Email: yan.linda.wang@hotmail.com
III. MODULE FORMAT
The Module format is divided into the following:
- Self-learning component
- Interactive tutorial sessions
The self-learning components are comprised of lecture videos, curated readings and quizzes that are accessible via Think City Institute website. Participants must engage with these materials and complete the tasks required at their own time and pace before attending the corresponding interactive tutorial sessions.
The interactive tutorial sessions will be real-time online sessions that will take place on the specified dates and times (please refer to the detailed course schedule in the following section). These sessions will recap the content from the corresponding self-learning component and also reinforce the core concepts of the session through interactive media, such as polls and Q&A sessions.
In this Module, the participants would acquire knowledge about upholding and enforcing heritage laws and regulations. By providing specific examples from China, the participants are asked to think about the application of heritage laws and regulations within their own context. Participants are required to self-reflect on a set of questions noted at the end of each self-learning video. The reflections can be shared in the Think City Institute Forum. These reflections will form the basis of discussion during the interactive tutorial sessions.
Note: The Forum will close at 9 am (as per time in Bangkok), the same day as the interactive tutorial sessions. Participants are required to engage with the provided materials and answer the quiz before the deadline.
Recommended readings
Theme: Conversation law and practice in China
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines/
Conservation Law of China. http://guoqing.china.com.cn/zwxx/2011-11/08/content_23855132.htm
The Principle for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Sites in China(2015). http://www.doc88.com/p-9465604473444.html
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/china_prin_heritage_sites_2015.pdf
Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China(2004). https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/china_prin_heritage_sites.pdf
Theme: Mechanisms of Enforcing the Heritage Laws and Regulations
Policy For The Integration Of A Sustainable Development Perspective Into The Processes Of The World Heritage Convention. https://www.wochmoc.org.cn/home/upload/file/201907/1563354943617049741.pdf
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) (2011). Guidance on Heritage Impact Assessments for Cultural World Heritage Properties. www.international.icomos.org/world_heritage/HIA_20110201.pdf
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) (2005). Threats to World Heritage Sites 1994-2004: An Analysis. www.international.icomos.org/world_heritage/Analysis%20of%20Threats%201994-2004%20final.pdf
Patiwael, P., Groote, P. and Vanclay, F. (2018). Improving Heritage Impact Assessment: an Analytical Critique of ICOMOS Guidelines. International Journal of Heritage Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2018.1477057
UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape. https://whc.unesco.org/en/hul/
Practical conservation guidelines for traditional courtyard houses and environment in the ancient city of Pingyao. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000234622
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000234621
Theme: Towards Better Implementation of Laws and Regulations: Case studies of multi-scale historic site conservation in China
The Chinese Mayor, BBC Documentary Movie, Directed by Hao Zhou, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn6wYhhR0Yo
Nara Document on Authenticity, ICOMOS, 1994. https://whc.unesco.org/archive/nara94.htm
The Cultural Heritage Protection Law (Macau, 2013). http://legismactext.safp.gov.mo/2013/S1/2013_36/LEI11XX13.pdf
