Introduction to Heritage Site Management
Einführung in das Kulturerbestättenmanagement
6 CPWinterENBeing phased out
Contents
The module will focus on the following contents: Part 1 Seminar (2 SWS): Understanding Heritage Site Management • Components and processes in heritage site management • Disciplines involved in heritage site management • Key skills of the heritage site manager • Skills and experience to be acquired in theory and practice • Protection, management and planning: three components of heritage site management • Management systems and management plans • Introduction to strategic site management frameworks Part 2 Lecture (2 SWS): International Standards in Heritage Site Management • Historic international standards for site management • Contemporary international standards • Key policy documents for site management • Steps and processes in establishing site management systems and plans • Effectiveness in heritage site management • Evaluation successes and shortcomings in heritage site management • Introduction to disaster risk management
Learning outcomes
At the end of this module the student are able to: • Understand the professional profile, responsibilities and activities of heritage site managers; • Understand how the different modules and courses offered in “Heritage Conservation and Site Management” relate to a site manager’s daily working environment; • Assess their own qualifications and experiences in relation to this professional field and identify shortcomings and needs that should be acquired; • Know the basic steps and processes required to manage an archaeological heritage site and be familiar with the key personnel qualifications required for different tasks; • Use established heritage management terminology defined in international standard-setting instruments and be familiar with definitions of key terms and tools in heritage management; • Identify resource materials which can assist with different heritage management tasks as well as international bodies providing expertise in this area; • Evaluate the management effectiveness at heritage sites and develop suggestions for improving management processes.
Assessment
Oral exam (20 minutes)
Literature (6)
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN: World Heritage Resource Manual on Heritage Management, 2013, Paris: UNESCO.
- Henry Cleere: Archaeological Heritage Management in the Modern World, 2005, New York: Taylor and Francis
- Leask, Anna and Alan Fyall: Managing World Heritage Sites, 2006, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
- Bernhard M. Feilden and Jukka Jokilehto: Management Guidelines for Cultural World Heritage Sites. 1998. Rome: ICCROM
- Hockings, Marc, Stolton, Sue and Fiona Leverington et al.: Evaluating Effectiveness: A framework for Assessing Management Effectiveness of Protected Areas, 2006, Gland: IUCN.
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre, United Nations Foundation and IUCN: Enhancing our Heritage Toolkit: Assessing management effectiveness of natural World Heritage sites, 2008, Paris: UNESCO.
Remarks
In the event that the module cannot be taught or tested according to the present description (e.g. for reasons of infection protection), the alternatives communicated on relevant platforms (e.g. homepage or Moodle) apply.
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 28 Sep 2026Original