Preservation Watch / Heritage Landscapes

The preservation and conservation of cultural and natural resources often have different experts and advocates.

Patricia M. O'Donnell Presentations from IFLA Conference
17 April 2008, Oslo, Norway

Challenges in Sustaining Historic Urban Landscape Values in the Face of Rapid Urban Transformation
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Sustaining Landscapes of Heritage Value
Applying Preservation & Sustainability Practices to Unique Heritage Landscapes
to Enhance Quality of Life & Experience of Place
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Heritage Landscapes principal, Patricia M. O'Donnell, presented two papers at the ICOMOS 15th General Assembly in Xi'an China and saw some fascinating Chinese heritage of cultural landscapes, historic villages, sacred mountains, palaces, and temples, and more learn more and read her papers.

The Evolving Concept of Cultural Landscapes as Settings: From the Athens & Venice Charters to the 2004 Combined World Heritage Criteria
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Evolving Heritage Landscapes within their Settings: Examples of Planning for the Stewardship & Sustainability of Protected Landscapes in the United States
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Patricia M. O'Donnell, FASLA, AICP, Principal of Heritage Landscapes, served as the Scientific Committee Chairperson for the March, 2004 United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS). This international symposium addressed the issues of learning from World Heritage in terms of the preservation and management of natural and cultural resources. Ms. O'Donnell contributed a detailed journal article summarizing the fascinating range of papers presented and the meeting outcomes. Ms. O'Donnell also served as principal author of the international declaration that was ratified in the final session of this important symposium. The article published in the George Wright Society FORUM (Volume 21 Number 3, September 2004) and declaration are included here.

Natchitoches Declaration on Heritage Landscapes
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Learning from World Heritage: Lessons from International Preservation & Stewardship of Cultural & Ecological Landscapes of Global Significance, 7th US/ICOMOS International Symposium
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