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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- Rock art in Central Asia: a thematic study (Nov 2011)
- Early Human Expansion and Innovation in the Pacific (Dec 2010)
- Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (by ICOMOS and IAU) (2010)
- Cultural landscapes of the Pacific Islands (2007)
- Rock Art of Sahara and North Africa (2007)
- Rock Art of Latin America and the Caribbean (2006)
- Les paysages culturels viticoles (2004)
- Les Monastères orthodoxes dans les Balkans (2003)
- The International Collieries Study (2003)
- Southern African Rock-Art Sites (2002)
- L'Art rupestre (2002)
- Les villages ouvriers comme éléments du patrimoine de l'industrie (2001)
- Railways as World Heritage Sites (1999)
- Les Théâtres et les Amphithéâtres antiques (1999)
- The Urban Architectural Heritage of Latin America (1998)
- Potential Fossil Hominid Sites for Inscription on the World Heritage List (1997)
- Context for World Heritage Bridges (1997)
- The International Canal Monuments List (1996)
Monuments&Sites
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New serie/ nouvelle série
- International charters for conservation and restoration / Chartes internationales sur la conservation et la restauration / Cartas Internationales sobre la conservación y la restauración
- The Terracota Army of the first Chinese emperor qin Shihuang / Die Terrakottaarmee des Ersten Chinesischen Kaisers.
- The polychromy of antique sculptures and the Terracotta Army of the First Chinese Emperor.
- Puebla, patrimonio de arquitectura civil del Virreinato.
- Vernacular architecture / Architecture vernaculaire / Arquitectura vernacula.
- Magnetic prospecting in archaeological sites.
- Building archaeology.
- Cultural heritage in the Arctic and the Antarctic Regions.
- La representatividad en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial.
- Identification, promotion and inventory of cultural routes / Identificación, promoción e inventario de los Itinerarios culturales / Identification, promotion et inventaire des itinéraire culturels
- The Venice Charter/La charte de Venise 1964-2004-2044?
- 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
- 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
- Ciudades históricas Iberoamericanas
- Illustrated glossary on stone deterioration patterns / Glossaire illustré sur les formes d'altération de la pierre / Illustriertes Glossar der Verwitterungsformen von Naturstein
- What is OUV? Defining the Outstanding Universal Value of Cultural World Heritage Properties
- Historical polar bases - preservation and management
- From astronomical observatories to modern astrophysics
- The giant Buddhas of Bamiyan: Safeguarding the remains
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