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Since “The Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic
Monuments” of 1931, numerous documents: charters, conventions,
declarations, guidelines, recommendations and the like have been
adopted by variety of assemblies of professionals, politicians and
dilettantes. These documents embody the ambition of their initiators
to guide the conservation of monuments and sites in different countries,
regions, and in the whole world. Each of them reflects the thinking
of its creators at a given time. Changing times, new people and
evolving collective experience give birth to new paradigms. They
result in more documents, and sometimes in the efforts to revise
the existing documents.
This seminar addresses a problem expressed in three questions:
1. Practice
Are these collectively produced documents effective and productive?
Do they influence the practice of urban conservation, and how?
We suggest looking at the practice of urban conservation, and
trying to track such influences – in management frameworks,
programs, and projects.
2. Theory
Do these documents reflect the state of theory of urban conservation
at their time? Do they drive the development of the theory? Do they
respond to new ideas of philosophy and epistemology?
We call for investigation of connections between such documents,
the theory of urban development, and wider areas of thought and
knowledge.
3. Diversity
Are such documents and the principles expressed in them universally
applicable? Do they need to be interpreted differently in different
cultural settings?
We look for examples demonstrating results of universal and
particular application of these documents.
We invite all stakeholders of urban development: professionals
- from architects and planners to economists and developers to scholars
of culture; politicians, and conservation advocates to present their
views and findings in papers addressing these questions and to send
them to the scientific committee of the 5th International Seminar
on Urban Conservation.
- Deadlines
An abstract of maximum 500 words must to be submitted by March
31, 2007
- Notification of selected abstracts will be given by April 20,
2007
- Full papers words should be submitted by June 30, 2007, and
the accepted papers will be announced by July 30, 2007
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