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Heritage@Risk / Patrimoine en péril

The Heritage@Risk program was endorsed by ICOMOS members at the General Assembly in Mexico in 1999. The aim of these reports is to identify threatened heritage places, monuments and sites, present typical case studies and trends, and share suggestions for solving individual or global threats to our cultural heritage. Each year an invitation is made to all ICOMOS National Committees, International Scientific Committees and ICOMOS' world-wide professional network, to provide short reports outlining risks in their country or area of expertise including case studies.

Le programme "Patrimoine en péril" a été approuvé par les membres de l'ICOMOS à l'Assemblée Générale de Mexico en 1999. Le but des rapports issus de ce programme est d'identifier les endroits du Patrimoine mondial menacés (monuments et sites), de présenter des études de cas concrètes et les tendances actuelles, et d'émettre des suggestions pour résoudre les menaces individuelles ou globales portant atteinte au patrimoine culturel. Chaque année, une invitation est faite à tous les Comités nationaux et aux Comités scientifiques internationaux pour fournir des rapports courts décrivant les risques dans leur pays ou domaine d'expertise, ainsi que des études de cas.

Excepting the "Underwater special edition 2006", hard copies of these publications are free, limited to stock availability. Only postal fees are at your charge. To order hard copies, please send an e-mail to documentation[at]icomos.org  - Excepté le "Underwater special edition 2006", les versions papier de ces publications sont gratuites, dans la limite des stocks disponibles. Seuls les frais de port sont à votre charge. Pour commander des versions papier, veuillez envoyer un e-mail à documentation[at]icomos.org

ICOMOS World Reports on Monuments and Sites in Danger

Heritage at Risk Special Editions

Heritage at Risk Special Reports

Monuments&Sites

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New serie/ nouvelle série

    1. International charters for conservation and restoration / Chartes internationales sur la conservation et la restauration / Cartas Internationales sobre la conservación y la restauración
    2. The Terracota Army of the first Chinese emperor qin Shihuang / Die Terrakottaarmee des Ersten Chinesischen Kaisers.
    3. The polychromy of antique sculptures and the Terracotta Army of the First Chinese Emperor.
    4. Puebla, patrimonio de arquitectura civil del Virreinato.
    5. Vernacular architecture / Architecture vernaculaire / Arquitectura vernacula.
    6. Magnetic prospecting in archaeological sites.
    7. Building archaeology.
    8. Cultural heritage in the Arctic and the Antarctic Regions.
    9. La representatividad en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial.
    10. Identification, promotion and inventory of cultural routes / Identificación, promoción e inventario de los Itinerarios culturales / Identification, promotion et inventaire des itinéraire culturels
    11. The Venice Charter/La charte de Venise 1964-2004-2044?
    12. The World Heritage List: Filling the gaps - an action plan for the future / la liste du patrimoine mondial : combler les lacunes - un plan d'action pour le futur
    13. Nuevas miradas sobre la autenticidad e integridad en el patrimonio mundial de las Américas / New views on authenticity and integrity in, the World Heritage of the Americas
    14. Ciudades históricas Iberoamericanas
    15. Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns / Glossaire illustré sur les formes d'altération de la pierre / Illustriertes Glossar der Verwitterungsformen von Naturstein
    16. What is OUV? Defining the Outstanding Universal Value of Cultural World Heritage Properties
    17. Historical polar bases - preservation and management
    18. From astronomical observatories to modern astrophysics
    19. The giant Buddhas of Bamiyan: Safeguarding the remains

Monuments & Sites 99

Monuments & Sites 96

 

Guidelines for the Heritage@Risk Report

 

Guidelines for the Heritage@Risk Report

Heritage at Risk: ICOMOS World Report on Monuments and Sites in Danger

Heritage at Risk: ICOMOS World Report on Monuments and Sites in Danger is produced regularly to assist in understanding and monitoring the health/state of cultural heritage through the active contribution of reports by the ICOMOS network of members, National and International Scientific Committees.

It is complementary to existing ICOMOS initiatives such as:

  • ICORP - the International Committee on Risk Preparedness which has been established to develop professional guidance on risk management as an integral part of conservation practice; and
  • ICBS - the International Committee of the Blue Shield of which ICOMOS is a founding partner, which co-ordinates response actions between the major cultural heritage NGOs to emergencies and disasters affecting heritage.


Who is it for?

The Report is not only conceived as a vehicle to share, among professional colleagues, information about risks to cultural heritage and to identify emerging conservation solutions. It is also a vehicle for analysing trends affecting cultural heritage worldwide that are of interest to a much broader audience.

It is distributed to international organisations and media by the ICOMOS Secretariat, with appropriate media releases. National and Scientific Committees are responsible for its distribution to relevant media and national organisations, government and key stakeholders.

How is it produced?

The production of the Report is the responsibility of a Taskforce of at least three mandated members of the ICOMOS Executive Committee. The Taskforce ensures the production of the report, with the support of an editorial board and a project manager who is responsible for:

  • collecting and collating reports and illustrations
  • editing reports to ensure the quality of the language (refer Styleguide) without changing the meaning or facts of the report.
  • co-ordinating communication with the Taskforce and other individuals or groups as appropriate (e.g. the ICOMOS Secretariat Director)
  • overseeing the print production.

The Report will be produced regularly.


Language

The common language used for the publication of the Report is English. There may also be versions in the other languages of ICOMOS (accompanied by Abstracts in English).

Content

The Report is an ICOMOS product. It includes all reports produced through a consultative process, and authorised by ICOMOS National and/or International Scientific Committees. It can also include authorised reports submitted by partner organisations of ICOMOS.

Where there is no National ICOMOS Committee, an ICOMOS member may submit a report that can be considered for publication by the Taskforce. In exceptional cases individual reports from other professional specialists will be considered after review by a member of the ICOMOS Executive Committee.

Where a report is received which is not from the National Committee, it will be submitted to the relevant National ICOMOS Committee for comment, before being considered for publication by the Taskforce.

What material is expected?

All National and International Scientific Committees are responsible for submission of a report for each Report in due time and according to the following general guidelines. The format and content may depend on circumstances relevant to a committee in a given year. The following is intended, therefore, as a general guideline and not a prescribed formula.

Length: Usually reports are around 3 pages of text


Format: Electronic is definitely preferable. IBM compatible, either as an electronic attachment, or a 3.5? floppy disc.


Content:

 

  • Progress report on matters reported in the previous year?s publication
  • Analysis and overview of threats to heritage in the reporting year
  • Illustrative case studies (2 or 3)
  • Solutions to these threats, ideas that are emerging
  • Heritage is broadly defined: buildings, sites, landscapes, neighbourhoods, parks, traditional activities and values etc.
  • Threats are also broad in their scope, and include human-made threats (from development to armed conflict) and natural events.

References: Necessary references or sources should be included at the end of the text


Contact Information: Contact for further information (e.g. email/web address) should be included


Illustrations:

  • A selection of images (2-3 minimum) from which some examples could be chosen
  • Preferably hard copy, Black & White prints or well-contrasted colour pictures (photocopies of illustrations cannot be used)
  • Saved as .JPG files, not .TIF
  • All illustrations to be accompanied by captions
  • If authority to reproduce is required this must be provided with the illustration
  • Photographic credits must be provided
  • Tables, graphs etc. should be suitable to be reproduced in ONE colour

Authorship: Indicate if authorship is to be accredited to an individual, the committee, or individual/s on behalf of the committee


Deadlines

To ensure that the Heritage at Risk Report is current and relevant, all material must be submitted to the Editor three months before its publication.

Further Information & Queries

 

All queries should be directed through the ICOMOS Secretariat.

 

Prepared by Sheridan Burke, Dinu Bumbaru, Jane Harrington & Michael Petzet

(Dubrovnik - October 2001)

 

 

Scientific Journals / Journaux Scientifiques

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Thematic studies for the World Heritage Convention / Etudes thématiques pour la convention du Patrimoine mondial

To fulfill its obligations concerning cultural properties, ICOMOS undertakes comparative and thematic studies, often with partner organizations, in different subject areas in order to provide a context for its evaluations. 

Pour s'acquitter de ses obligations en matière de biens culturels, l'ICOMOS réalise des études comparatives et thématiques dans différents domaines, souvent en collaboration avec des organisations partenaires, afin d'offrir un contexte à ses évaluations.

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Publications of the Scientific Committees / Publications des comités scientifiques - 1993

 

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