Editorial Issue 2/2024

Community in Water and Heritage Management

Authors

  • Carola Hein Delft University of Technology
  • Zuzanna Sliwinska Delft University of Technology
  • Carlien Donkor Delft University of Technology
  • Matteo D'Agostino Delft University of Technology

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https://doi.org/10.58981/bluepapers.2024.2.ed

Abstract

In recent years, community engagement has become a cornerstone in peace-building, decision-making and sustainable development. It also plays an increasingly significant role in heritage management and the processes involved in heritage listing. The 1972 World Heritage Convention, Article 5, proposed adopting a policy of integrating cultural and natural heritage in the life of communities. In 2007, “Communities” was added as the “Fifth C” to the Strategic Objectives to “enhance the role of communities in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention” (UNESCO 2007). The 2011 UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach further strengthened commitment to community engagement by emphasizing the importance of community values and the need to learn “from communities about their histories, traditions, values, needs and aspirations, and by facilitating mediation and negotiation between groups with conflicting interests” (UNESCO 2011). This shift reflects a broader recognition that effective heritage preservation requires integrating local knowledge, practices and cultural values.

How to Cite

Hein, C., Sliwinska, Z., Carlien Donkor, & D’Agostino, M. (2024). Editorial Issue 2/2024 : Community in Water and Heritage Management . Blue Papers, 3(2), 6–9. https://doi.org/10.58981/bluepapers.2024.2.ed

Published

2024-11-21

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2024): Water & Heritage for Sustainable Development

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editorial

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Copyright (c) 2024 Carola Hein, Zuzanna Sliwinska, Carlien Donkor, Matteo D'Agostino

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Author Biographies

Carola Hein, Delft University of Technology

Carola Hein is Professor History of Architecture and Urban Planning at Delft University of Technology, Professor at Leiden and Erasmus University and UNESCO Chair Water, Ports and Historic Cities. She has published and lectured widely on topics in contemporary and historical architectural, urban and planning history and has tied historical analysis to contemporary development. Among other major grants, she received a Guggenheim and an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship. Her recent books include: Port City Atlas (2023), Oil Spaces (2021), Urbanisation of the Sea (2020), Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage (2020), The Routledge Planning History Handbook (2018), Port Cities: Dynamic Landscapes and Global Networks (2011). Carola is also the leader of the PortCityFutures research group.

Zuzanna Sliwinska, Delft University of Technology

Zuzanna Sliwinska is an architectural designer and researcher with an MSc (cum laude) from Delft University of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from Westminster University, London. She has worked on several projects on water-related heritage sites and climate change hazards in Europe and Asia. As co-creator and editor of the open-access journal Blue Papers: Water & Heritage for Sustainable Development, which was featured at the 2023 UN Water Conference, she investigates the interplay between water, culture and heritage to inform sustainable water systems. Her personal research focuses on the relationship between human activities and the Deep Bay wetland ecosystem in Hong Kong. She examines how traditional practices like aquaculture have shaped the landscape, supported local wildlife and have been impacted by urban expansion and changing cultural priorities.

Carlien Donkor, Delft University of Technology

Carlien Donkor is Researcher at Delft University of Technology. She is also affiliated with the LDE PortCityFutures research group and the UNESCO Chair for Water, Ports and Historic cities. Carlien is trained as an architect with experience in design, construction, procurement and project management. Her master thesis focused on the subject of integrated urban water design and how factors not only limited to climate change and rapid urbanization pose a risk to the design and planning of historical water cities like Milan. Other interests include confronting issues that affect communities also through volunteer work.

Matteo D'Agostino, Delft University of Technology

Matteo D’Agostino is a researcher at the Delft University of Technology, a member of the PortCityFutures research group, and currently affiliated with the UNESCO Chair for Water, Ports and Historic Cities. Matteo is a cultural anthropologist experienced in the analysis of perceptions and relational dynamics between public and private actors. His research focuses on understanding multiple structural, spatial and socio-economic factors as the basis for spatial planning and social interventions. Other interests include policy implementation for granting access to basic resources, such as water, and strategic reinterpretation of heritage by institutional and activist organisations.

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