Public Lecture | Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development
Public Lecture | Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development
26
Apr
The Public Lecture “Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Urban Development” hosted by the USJ Research Laboratory for Cultural Sustainability will take place on Wednesday, 26 April.
About the Talk:
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognise the critical role of culture and cultural heritage in achieving the SDGs. Two requirements for heritage management to play this role: heritage management practices must conform to the principles of sustainable development, and they must contribute towards achieving sustainable development goals beyond a heritage site’s boundaries. Despite early policy discussions focusing on SDGs related to heritage management, it became apparent that policies alone were insufficient to encourage adopting sustainable heritage management practices. UNESCO’s 2019 publication, Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda, provides the cultural sector with a framework for assessing the role of culture as a sector and its transversal contribution to different policy areas. Looking at Macao, this presentation explores the critical aspects of integrating heritage conservation into the development framework of historical cities based on the Thematic Indicators.
About the Speaker:
Dr Sharif Shams Imon
With over 26 years of professional and teaching experience, Dr Sharif Shams Imon is an expert in urban heritage management and heritage tourism. His educational background includes degrees in architecture, urban planning, and business administration, as well as a PhD in Urban Conservation, with advanced training in Integrated Territorial and Urban Conservation. Currently teaching Heritage Management at the Macao Institute for Tourism Studies, Dr Imon’s research focus on community engagement in heritage management, heritage impact assessment, heritage interpretation, and sustainable tourism in historic cities.
Dr Imon is the president of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Bangladesh, as well as an expert member of the International Committee of Historic Towns and Villages (CIVVIH) and ICOMOS International Cultural Tourism Committee (ICTC). Since 2005, he has conducted UNESCO World Heritage technical evaluation, reactive monitoring, and impact assessment missions. Dr Imon has also been a consultant in ICCROM, ICOMOS, UNESCO, UNESCAP, and government projects on heritage and tourism management in more than 16 countries.
Details:
Date: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Time: 18:30 – 19:30
Location: Classroom 104, USJ Ilha Verde Campus
Language: English
Organised by: Research Laboratory for Cultural Sustainability
Moderated by: Prof. Denis Zuev
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