International Cultural Assets Comparison (國際文化資產比較)

Students, Course documents, Bibliography

Targets (教學目標)

• Familiarise the students with the international community working for the preservation of cultural heritage.
• Explore challenges posed by typical threads affecting cultural heritage accross the world.
• Explore the question of 'principles of cultural heritage conservation': cultural differences and international agreements.

Outline (教學內容綱要)

The class includes lectures and seminars sessions. It will be based on the discussion of case studies.

• International cooperation
• First attempts of international cooperation
• UNESCO
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• Professional bodies
• International standards
• Research programs
• Threads
• Structural stability
• Eartquakes
• Nature
• Pollution
• Mass tourism
• Rapid development
• Wars

Assessment (評量)

Mid-term, final exam and participation during the class.

Slides of the lectures