Heritage sites
Heritage sites
Differences between a physical and a caltural site. Why should a heritage site be protected?
A physical heritage site:
1 contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance"
2 "is an outstanding example representing major stages of Earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features"
3 "is an outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems, and communities of plants and animals"
4 "contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation"
A cultural heritage site:
1 "represents a masterpiece of human creative genius and cultural significance"
2 "exhibits an important interchange of human values, over a span of time, or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning, or landscape design"
3 "to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared"
4 "is an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural, or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates a significant stage in human history"
5 "is an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture, or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change"
6 "is directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance"