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World Heritage papers9 Partnerships for World Heritage Cities Culture as a Vector for Sustainable Urban Development World Heritage 2002 Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility Associated Workshops 11-12 November 2002 Urbino, Pesaro - Italy Partnerships for World Heritage Cities Culture as a Vector for Sustainable Urban Development World Heritage 2002 Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility Associated Workshops 11-12 November 2002 Urbino, Pesaro - Italy Hosted by the City of Urbino and the City of Pesaro Organized by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV) With the support of the France-UNESCO Co-operation Agreement, ICOMOS, International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP), Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (INU) and the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences (OCenW) Acknowledgements Our thanks and appreciation go first to the participants of this workshop who provided the content of the rich debate, and to our host, the City of Urbino, as well as to the organizers, particularly the dedicated team at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ms Minja Yang, Ms Jehanne Pharès and Ms Nadania Idriss. This report was prepared by the editorial board composed of: Ms Minja Yang, Ms Jehanne Pharès, Ms Emmanuelle Robert, Ms Alexandra Sauvage, Ms Cynthia Guttman, Mr Blake Ferris, Ms Jennifer Thévenot, Ms Anne Sauvêtre, Mr Alexander Sera, Ms Carla Toffolo and Mr David Park. We also thank Mr Enrico Fontanari and Mr Domenico Patassini from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, Mr Jean-Marie Vincent of the French Ministry of Culture and Communications and Mr Francois Noisette of the French Ministry of Infrastructure for their invaluable support. Deepest gratitude is expressed to the governments of Italy, France and the Netherlands as well as to the Dipartimentos di Urbanistica e di Pianificazione (Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia) for their financial support in this endeavour. Disclaimer The authors are responsible for the choice and presentation of the facts contained in this publication and for the opinions therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. The designations employed and the presentation of the material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Published in 2003 by UNESCO World Heritage Centre 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France Tel : 33 (0)1 45 68 15 71 Fax : 33 (0)1 45 68 55 70 E-mail : [email protected] http://whc.unesco.org/venice2002 Preface To mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, UNESCO with the support of the Government of Italy, organized, from 14 to 16 November 2002, an International Congress to reflect on some of the main issues, achievements and challenges of the World Heritage mission. Over 600 experts from around the world gathered at the Giorgio Cini Foundation on the island of San Giorgio in Venice, Italy, to discuss the evolution of the World Heritage Convention and consider its role for the future. In addition, some 400 experts gathered immediately prior to the Congress at nine associated workshops in different Italian cities to reflect on the major themes of the Congress. The nine workshops were: • The Legal Tools for World Heritage Conservation, Siena • Cultural Landscapes: the Challenges of Conservation, Ferrara • Towards Innovative Partnerships for World Heritage, Venice • Partnerships for World Heritage Cities, Urbino-Pesaro • Monitoring World Heritage, Vicenza • Partnerships to Conserve Nature and Biodiversity, Trieste • The Challenge of World Heritage Education, Training and Research, Feltre • World Heritage Site Management, Padua • Mobilizing Young People for World Heritage, Treviso This publication aims to reflect the discussions and debates around the specific themes as they were discussed over the two days of the workshop. The summary reports of each workshop are also available in the Congress proceedings publication. Francesco Bandarin Director UNESCO World Heritage Centre 3 Table of Contents Acknowledgements Page 2 Preface by Francesco Bandarin Page 3 Introduction by Minja Yang Page 6 Position Paper Page 9 Safeguarding and Development of World Heritage Cities by Minja Yang & Jehanne Pharès Opening Session 2 Page 15 Official Welcome Page 16 Massimo Galluzzi, Mayor of Urbino; Fabrizio Ago, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Francesco Scoppola, Representative of the Italian Ministry of Culture; Paolo Avarello, President of the Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (Italy); Jean-Marie Vincent, Representative of the Government of France; Tamás Fejérdy, President of the World Heritage Committee; Irene Wiese von Ofen, President of the International Federation of Housing and Planning; Ray Bondin, President of CIVVIH-ICOMOS and Minja Yang, Deputy Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre The City as an Expression of Culture: the Case of 14th century Urbino Keynote speech by Leonardo Benevolo Page 17 Partnerships for Urban Conservation Strategies by Enrico Fontanari Page 20 Culture as a Vector for a Balanced Urban Development by Jean-Marie Vincent Page 22 Case Studies 3 Page 25 Theme 1: Urban Identity – the Core & the Periphery Introduction by Yves Dauge Page 26 Heritage Protection & Decentralization by Yves Dauge & Minja Yang Page 26 Authenticity, Integrity & the World Heritage Convention by Jukka Jokilehto Page 29 Protecting the Urban Morphology of Asian Cities by Minja Yang Page 30 Urban Identity & Natural Environment – Venice and its Lagoon by Giorgio Lombardi Page 33 Cultural Heritage & Urban Development Project for five Historic Cities in Lebanon Page 36 by Anthony Bigio & Jade Tabet Integrating or Erasing the Past in Ouidah & Porto Novo (Benin) by Bachir Oloudé Page 37 Multi-Ethnicity & Cultural Significance in Georgetown (Guyana) by Ron Van Oers Page 39 Town Planning Project & Heritage: towards a New Approach by François Noisette Page 41 Strategic Activities to Strengthen Urban Identity in Bergen (Norway) by Siri Myrvoll Page 44 English Heritage by Peter de Figueiredo Page 45 Inscription of Byblos on the World Heritage List, an Asset for Urban Centrality Page 47 of Jbeil City (Lebanon) by Jehanne Pharès Theme 2: Urban Culture for Social Development Introduction by Irene Wiese von Ofen Page 50 Local Economy & Urban Conservation in Zabid (Yemen) by Hadi Saliba Page 50 Resource Mobilization in Sana’a & Zabid (Yemen) by Gianni Brizzi Page 53 Social Housing & Urban Conservation in Istanbul Historic Peninsula (Turkey) by Nuran Zeren Gülersoy Page 54 Events-oriented Rehabilitation - a New Impetus for Barcelona (Spain) by Xavier Casas-I-Masjoan Page 58 Urban Culture & Social Development: Looking for Values by Domenico Patassini Page 61 The Role of Culture-focused Projects in a Decentralized Co-operation Programme – Page 64 the European Union Asia Urbs Programme by Vincent Rotgé Heritage Conservation Efforts in Georgetown, Penang (Malaysia) by Tan Thean Siew Page 66 Theme 3: Historic Centres towards Modernity Introduction by Jean Bakolé Page 70 Cultural Tourism & Development in the Six Canal Towns of the Lower Yangtze River (China) by Zhou Jian Page 71 Inter-Communality, Cultural Tourism & Development in the Six Canal Towns of the Lower Page 72 Yangtze (China) by Alain Marinos Decentralization, Assistance, Investments & Future of the Historic Centres of Africa Page 73 by Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi Urban Mobility & Conservation by Roland Ries Page 74 Historic Cities Moving towards Modernity by Beatriz Barco Page 76 Historic Towns, Sustainable Development & Tourism by Tamás Fejérdy Page 77 Cultural Heritage in Urban Projects of GTZ by Ursula Eigel Page 78 Harmonious Collaboration between Development & Preservation – Ajanta & Ellora Project (India) Page 80 by Yoshio Wada Partnership Programme of the French Development Agency by Thierry Paulais Page 82 Partnership Experiences for World Heritage Cities Page 82 by Enrico Fontanari & Domenico Patassini Discussion Highlights by Emmanuelle Robert, Jehanne Pharès & Alexandra Sauvage 4 Page 85 Theme 1: Urban Identity – the Core & the Periphery Page 86 Theme 2: Urban Culture for Social Development Page 90 Theme 3: Historic Centres towards Modernity Page 93 Recommendations 5 Page 97 Annexes Annex A: Agenda of the Workshop Page 101 Annex B: Urban Heritage on the World Heritage List Page 105 Annex C: Acronyms Page 111 Introduction The workshop on Partnerships for World Heritage Cities - Culture as a vector for Sustainable Urban Development was held in Urbino and Pesaro, Italy, from 11 to 13 November 2002 as one of the thematic meeting of experts prior to the International Congress – Shared Legacy, Common Responsibility – organ- ised in Venice from 14 to 16 November 2002 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The workshop on World Heritage Cities gathering 41 experts from 19 countries reviewed existing international recommendations and charters on urban conservation in relation to specific case studies to address the complex issues of urban conserva- tion, governance and socio-economic development. The experts, noting the need to integrate urban conservation actions within the larger context of development, debated on the nature of the partnerships