Search for dissertations about: "preservation of cultural heritage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words preservation of cultural heritage.

2. 1. Skilda världar : Samtida föreställningar om kulturarvsplatser

   Author : Joakim Andersson; Peter Aronsson; Annika Alzén; Roger Jansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Uses of history; communication; mediation of history; Swedish cultural heritage preservation; cultural heritage; cultural tourism; public archaeology; Linnés Råshult; Slättbygdsprojektet; Historiebruk; kommunikation; historieförmedling; Svensk kulturmiljövård; kulturarv; kulturturism; publik arkeologi; Linnés Råshult; Slättbygdsprojektet; Cultural heritage and cultural production; Kulturarv och kulturproduktion;

   Abstract : Kulturarvsplatser kan betraktas på olika sätt av olika människor. Samtidigt finns kol-lektiva föreställningar om hur en kulturarvsplats bör förstås. Mellan dessa utgångs-punkter sker förhandlingar om kulturarvsplatsens betydelse och värde. READ MORE

4. 2. Your monument our schrine : The preservation of Great Zimbabwe

   Author : Webber Ndoro; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; Archaeological- and cultural heritage management; preservation and presentation; cultural landscape; Great Zimbabwe; national shrines; cultural significances; local and indigenous knowledge; cultural values; Arkeologi; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology;

   Abstract : Cultural heritage management in African and in other non-western societies, has mainly been concerned with the preservation and presentation of archaeological monuments primarily from a technical point of view. In Zimbabwe the emphasis has been on the preservation of spectacular monumental architectural places like Great Zimbabwe. READ MORE

5. 3. Preserving Impermanence : The Creation of Heritage in Vientiane, Laos

   Author : Anna Karlström; Paul Sinclair; Frands Herschend; Beverley Butler; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Vientiane; Laos; heritage; impermanence; preservation; restoration; destruction; immateriality; materiality; narrativity; Buddhism; animism; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; arkeologi; Archaeology; kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology; Ethnology; etnologi; historia; History;

   Abstract : This thesis is about the heritage in Vientiane. In an attempt to go beyond a more traditional descriptive approach, the study aims at bringing forward a discussion about the definition, or rather the multiplicity of definitions, of the concept of heritage as such. READ MORE

6. 4. Life in a World Heritage City : A case study of discussions and contested values in Angra do Heroísmo, the Azores

   Author : Marit Johansson; Peter Aronsson; Geir Vestheim; Bodil Petersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Heritage City; Angra do Heroísmo; Azores; local community; development; preservation; negotiations; dissonance; AHD; Verdensarvby; Angra do Heroísmo; Asorene; lokalsamfunn; forvaltning; moderne utvikling; bevaring; forhandlinger; dissonans; AHD;

   Abstract : The objectives of this study are to critically map and analyse past and current  discussions, negotiations and social processes that take place and relate to conditions created by living in- or monitoring the World Heritage City Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, Portugal. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and qualitative interviews with the stakeholders in the city, the purpose has been to study how, and with what result and consequences, contested values, interests, rhetoric and powers are mobilized and made into dynamic forces for these stakeholders. READ MORE

7. 5. Negotiating Wilderness in a Cultural Landscape : Predators and Saami Reindeer Herding in the Laponian World Heritage Area

   Author : Åsa Nilsson Dahlström; Hugh Beach; Robert Paine; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; Laponia; wilderness; cultural landscape; world heritage area; Saami; reindeer herding; predators; Sweden; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : The UNESCO appointment of the Laponian World Heritage Area in 1996 meant that Sweden accepted the assignment of protecting both the cultural and natural values of this area for all mankind and all generations to come. Located in northern Sweden, Laponia had previously been protected for its natural values only, but the 1996 appointment determined that the local Saami reindeer herding culture should also be preserved. READ MORE