13576 - Cultural Landscapes (Online) Modulübersicht
| Module Number: | 13576 |
| Module Title: | Cultural Landscapes (Online) |
| Kulturlandschaften (Online) | |
| Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Learning Outcome: | Students will learn the main concepts of cultural landscapes and its typologies/categories, according to the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. They will learn about the most significant international instruments and academic guidelines/principles for the conservation and management of cultural landscapes. Besides the international instruments, students will also learn a variety of participatory and community-based methodologies, principles and approaches for the conservation and management of cultural landscapes. By learning these methodologies, principles and approaches, students will be able to critically analyze case studies, identify the factors affecting the dynamics of cultural landscapes, as well as use them as a tool to make recommendations for landscape resilience and sustainability. They will also be able to assess and frame the complex values of landscapes, as well as the attributes and features that define their authenticity and integrity as a basis for conservation and management of cultural landscapes. |
| Contents: | The lectures will introduce the students to the key approaches and requisite tools needed for the identification, assessment, and management of cultural landscapes as “combined works of nature and men” (Operational Guideline, 2021; Paragraph 47). Additionally, the diverse historical and ongoing threats to the conservation of cultural landscapes inscribed on the World Heritage List will be discussed and possible solutions will be examined. The virtual excursions will provide the students with a practical hands-on insight into different categories of cultural landscapes. The lectures will include the following topics: -The concept of cultural landscapes and the theoretical frameworks for understanding this category of World Heritage properties -The categories/typologies of cultural landscapes according to the Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention -Factors affecting cultural landscapes globally, challenges and potential recommendations -The international instruments for the protection of cultural landscapes -Community based management approaches, principles and participatory methodologies for cultural landscape resilience and sustainability - Values and value assessment in the context of cultural landscapes and its typologies |
| Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | keine |
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | Literature will be recommended at the beginning of the course |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
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| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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| Remarks: | Online lecture – asynchronous (2 hours/week) Lecture feedback session / consultation hour (not mandatory) – synchronous (1 hours/week) non mandatory Virtual Excursion – 15 hours Self-organized studies – 135 hours This module will be offered entirely online and will rely exclusively on asynchronous elements (pre-recorded video materials, digital reading materials, online activities in response to lecture contents).More information and regular updates will be posted in the module entry on Moodle. |
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