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| Title: | Urban Heritage Facing Global and Local Challenges. Scientific Symposium of CIVVIH and ICOMOS Finland | |
| Dates: | 17 - 21 April 2007 | |
| Venue: | Helsinki, Finland | |
| Organizers: | The Finnish national committee of ICOMOS and the International Committee on Historic Towns and Villages of ICOMOS (CIVVIH). | |
| Contact: | sihteeri@icomos.fi | |
| More info: | http://www.icomos.fi/ajankohtaista.htm | |
| Attachment: | 
Preliminary_program.pdf
Registration.pdf
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| Summary: |
The symposium will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Finnish National Committee of ICOMOS as well as CIVVIH's 2007 annual meeting. Also the Finnish Committee of the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions will hold its annual meeting within the framework of the symposium. Participants: ICOMOS and CIVVIH members as well as consultants, researchers, civil servants, planners, decision makers and members of interest groups, who are interested in the conservation of urban heritage. Theme and background: Towns are related to international itineraries of trade and culture, transmitting impacts to their surroundings. Today, factors of change, transforming fabrics and development of towns, are increasingly international, rapid and complex. Local involvement, in turn, requires transparent processes which are open, intelligible and sufficiently slow. In order to enhance balanced transformation of environment, activators of local and national management of urban heritage need to be involved with new partners and various processes with valid and accurate argumentation, facts and know-how. Enhancing professional contribution of heritage sector to urban dynamics, heritage knowledge and skills should be integrated with urban planning and management. Nordic wooden towns and modern architecture are Finland's contribution to urban cultural heritage. International guidance and professional networking, which are provided by ICOMOS, by its International Committees in general and the International Committee on Historic Towns and Villages (CIVVIH) in particular, enhance the expertise dealing with urban heritage. The seminar aims at sharing expertise on current management tools and on the implementation of guidelines, policies and practices on urban heritage. Members of the International Scientific Committee of Historic Towns and Villages will participate in the seminar and contribute with up-to-date international expertise to the discussion. CIVVIH will also introduce a new operational concept, that of Historic Urban Landscapes. |
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| Topic: |
05.- Cultural Heritage |
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