Heritage Impact Assessment
Bewertung(en) der Auswirkungen externer Einflüsse auf Natur- und Kulturerbe
6 CPSummerEN
Contents
The module will focus on the following contents: HIA Procedure and Methodologies: • History and development of impact assessment tools • Legal context of EIA (NEPA, Directive 85/337/EEC and its amendments) and the place of 'heritage' within EIA • Evolution of HIA • Overview of HIA procedure • Methods for identification of impacts and their significance (checklists, matrices, networks, map overlays, etc.) Heritage Impact Assessments in Practice: • HIA case studies • UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN. Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context (2022) • UNESCO (Dhaka). Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA): Guidebook for Bangladesh. Dhaka: UNESCO (2020). • UNESCO strategies for reducing risks from disaster at WH properties (2006) • UNESCO policy document on the impacts for climate change on WH Properties (2007)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be able to: • Understand the relationship between the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) procedures; • Understand the requirements for baseline studies and their significance for high-quality HIA; • Apply relevant methodologies for impact assessment; • Draw conclusions about the acceptability and feasibility of specific project proposals based on the impact assessment results; • Develop recommendations concerning mitigation and adaptation measures.
Assessment
• Presentation (duration 10 minutes per student, maximum 15 points) • Oral performance assessment (duration 10 minutes, maximum 15 points) To pass the module students need to gain a minimum of 12 points (the sum of points for the above mentioned module components).
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- Jo, E., Mackay, R., Murai, M., & Therivel, R. Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context. Paris: UNESCO, 2022.
- Ashrafi, B., Neugebauer, C., & Kloos, M. A Conceptual Framework for Heritage Impact Assessment: A Review and Perspective. Sustainability 14(1): 27, 2021.
- UNESCO (Dhaka). Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) Guidebook For Bangladesh. Dhaka: UNESCO, 2020.
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Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 28 Sep 2026Original