Urban Heritage Management in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts for Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Recovery

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2019) | Viewed by 4931

Special Issue Editors

Consultant architect, independent scholar, Kuwait City 13031, P.O Box: 3047 Safat, Kuwait
Interests: heritage reconstruction policy; world heritage; continuity; compatibility; historic urban landscape approach; sustainable development goals; MENA region
Consultant in Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development, Roxburghshire TD6 0AH, Scotland, UK
Interests: post-conflict urban reconstruction; social and cultural sensitivity; heritage policy; community; continuity; resilience; sustainability; management systems; governance
UNESCO Advisor, 75352 Paris CEDEX07, France
Interests: conventions; international policies; preventive measures and strategies; heritage protection during an open conflict; planning for post-conflict and post-disaster urban reconstruction and recovery; United Nations; UNESCO

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Heritage addresses the challenges and complexities facing urban heritage management in conflict and post-conflict contexts. It aims at contributing to the emerging discourse on the inclusive, resilient, and sustainable recovery of people, heritage, and cities (for example, see Concept Note and Agenda of the fourth edition of the World Reconstruction Conference in 2019, https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/default/files/WRC4%20Concept%20Note.pdf).

Authors are invited to submit original research papers that critically examine a wide range of relevant topics, such as

  • People engagement and inclusion;
  • Continuity of community values and relationships;
  • Communication and awareness-raising campaigns;
  • Conventions, resolutions, international policies, preventive measures and strategies;
  • Coordination between international, national, and local levels;
  • Implications of international support and technical/financial involvement;
  • Governance and management systems;
  • Training and capacity-building;
  • Documentation, dialogue, and interpretation;
  • Sensitive and context-driven solutions;
  • Planning for recovery, reconstruction, resilience, and sustainable development;
  • Reconciliation.

Case studies, particularly from the Middle East and North Africa region, and practical recommendations to improve approaches to heritage management during and after episodes of conflict are welcome.

This Special issue is open for submission on 1st June 2019.

The Article Processing Charge (APC) is waived for all manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue.

Dr. Roha W. Khalaf
Mr. Dennis Rodwell
Mr. Francesco Bandarin
Guest Editors

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Post-War Cultural Heritage Preservation in Kosovo: Rethinking the Implementation of Ahtisaari Plan Annex V
by Lorika Hisari and Kalliopi Fouseki
Heritage 2020, 3(1), 98-115; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/heritage3010006 - 17 Feb 2020
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Abstract
Current works have focused on the role of urban heritage to sustainable development in postwar cities and have highlighted the significance of participatory and inclusive approaches that involve citizens and key stakeholders in the conservation and regeneration of heritage areas. However, this task [...] Read more.
Current works have focused on the role of urban heritage to sustainable development in postwar cities and have highlighted the significance of participatory and inclusive approaches that involve citizens and key stakeholders in the conservation and regeneration of heritage areas. However, this task is rather complex and challenging, especially in areas inhabited by multiple ethnic groups. Skills in negotiation and building trust are as important as skills in restoration and conservation of the physical fabric. However, the current literature lacks in-depth understandings of how negotiations in these contexts work and what we can learn from the past. The aim of this paper is to explore this issue by using a case study analysis, in particular, that of Kosovo. This paper looks at how the process developed during the implementation period of Annex V of the Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement (CSP) related to cultural heritage preservation. We analyze the sociocultural and political dynamics on the ground by focusing on Article 4 that deals with protective zones. With a critical examination of the approaches taken by stakeholders, including the public discourse and the example of the historic centre of Prizren, we suggest rethinking the implementation of Annex V as a sustainable option, rather than looking at other (beyond Annex V) alternatives that could potentially undermine the inter-community rebuilding efforts, and instead of creating the basis for sustainable cultural heritage preservation and reconciliation would eventually contribute to escalation and deepening of the conflict. Full article
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