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heritage, world heritage, recording

Abstract:

Heritage places worth being protected by the UNESCO World Heritage convention located in countries with limited financial resources require equal attention and protection than properties in other countries. To achieve this goal, training was identified as an important issue in the heritage nomination and documentation processes. However, these processes can be very costly for heritage organizations lacking funding and capacity. Research (Santana, Van Balen, 2009 ) and field projects have evidenced that identification through rapid-assessment heritage places is among the most important actions towards the protection of properties. Therefore, this workshop presents an approach for carrying out rapid-recording assessments in order to accelerate the identification, definition and dissemination of essential information of heritage places for the enlisting on UNESCO´s World Heritage convention. Additionally, this rapid-recording approach can be used in case of pre-inventory, salvage recording, and recording in case of emergency. The tools presented are freely available and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) made applications. This workshop is a unique opportunity to obtain first hand information from heritage recording experts that will illustrate the strategies, problems, and issues pertinent to this field.