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Postwar anti-racism : the United States, UNESCO, and \race\, 1945-1968
This book explores the discourse and practice of anti-racism in the first two decades following World War II, uncovering the ways scientific and cultural discourses of 'race' continued to circulate in the early period of contemporary globalization through the lens on UNESCO.
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Flooded Pasts
Flooded Pasts examines a world
famous yet critically underexamined event-UNESCO's International
Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia (1960-80)-to show how the
project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only propelled
archaeology into the postwar world but also helped to \"recolonize\"
it. In this book, William Carruthers asks how postwar
decolonization took shape and what role a colonial discipline like
archaeology-forged in the crucible of imperialism-played as the
\"new nations\" asserted themselves in the face of the global Cold
War.
As the Aswan High Dam became the centerpiece of Gamal Abdel
Nasser's Egyptian revolution, the Nubian campaign sought to salvage
and preserve ancient temples and archaeological sites from the new
barrage's floodwaters. Conducted in the neighboring regions of
Egyptian and Sudanese Nubia, the project built on years of Nubian
archaeological work conducted under British occupation and
influence. During that process, the campaign drew on the scientific
racism that guided those earlier surveys, helping to consign
Nubians themselves to state-led resettlement and modernization
programs, even as UNESCO created a picturesque archaeological
landscape fit for global media and tourist consumption.
Flooded Pasts describes how colonial archaeological and
anthropological practices-and particularly their archival and
documentary manifestations-created an ancient Nubia severed from
the region's population. As a result, the Nubian campaign not only
became fundamental to the creation of UNESCO's 1972 World Heritage
Convention but also exposed questions about the goals of
archaeology and heritage and whether the colonial origins of these
fields will ever be overcome.
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ALS-Based Detection of Past Human Activities in the Białowieża Forest—New Evidence of Unknown Remains of Past Agricultural Systems
The Białowieża Forest (BF), a unique ecosystem of historical significance in central Europe, has a long history of assumed human settlement, with at least 200 known archaeological sites (until 2016). This study uncovers new evidence of the cultural heritage of this unique forest area using Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) technology combined with traditional archaeological field assessment methods to verify the ALS data interpretations and to provide additional evidence about the function and origin of the newly detected archaeological sites. The results of this study include (1) a scientific approach for an improved identification of archaeological resources in forest areas; (2) new evidence about the history of the human use of the BF based on ALS data, covering the entire Polish part of the BF; and (3) an improved remote sensing infrastructure, supporting existing GIS (Geographic Information System) systems for the BF, a famous UNESCO Heritage site. Our study identified numerous locations with evidence of past human agricultural activities known in the literature as “field systems”, “lynchets” and “Celtic fields”. The initial identification included more than 300 km of possible field boundaries and plough headlands, many of which we have verified on the ground. Various past human activities creating those boundaries have existed since the (pre-) Roman Period up to the 13th century AD. The results of this study demonstrate that past human activities in the Polish part of the Białowieża Forest had been more prevalent than previously believed. As a practical result of the described activities, a geodatabase was created; this has practical applications for the system of monument protection in Poland, as well as for local communities and the BF’s management and conservation. The more widely achieved results are in line with the implementation of the concept of a cultural heritage inventory in forested and protected areas—the actions taken specify (built globally) the forms of protection and management of cultural and environmental goods.
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Out-of-School Learning in the Wadden Sea: The Influence of a Mudflat Hiking Tour on the Environmental Attitudes and Environmental Knowledge of Secondary School Students
In this study, the Wadden Sea, as an out-of-school learning site, is considered from an empirical-research perspective of environmental education. The Wadden Sea in Germany is part of the largest contiguous mudflat area in the world. Although much evidence is already available on different teaching and learning processes at various out-of-school learning sites, this is not yet the case for the Wadden Sea. This research gap was taken up. In this paper, 427 students (mean age: 11.74 years) participated in a mudflat hiking tour. A pre–post-test design followed by a retention test was used to determine the impact of this on participants’ environmental attitudes and environmental knowledge. The single factor analyses of variance with repeated measures demonstrated that the mudflat hiking tour had both a positive short-term and a positive long-term impact on environmental attitudes, as well as on environmental knowledge. All three constructs could, therefore, be positively influenced by the intervention. Correlation analyses revealed a positive relationship between environmental attitudes and environmental knowledge at three measurement time points. These results empirically confirm the potential of the Wadden Sea as an out-of-school learning site for environmental education with students from secondary schools. The effectiveness of non-formal education in this ecological environment can be proven.
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The Influence of World Heritage Sites on Tourism Dynamics in the EU 27 Nations
Culture and tourism are crucial for economic growth and sustainable development, working together symbiotically. Culture boosts tourism by supporting heritage, production, and creativity, while cultural heritage, reflecting national identity and traditions, strengthens local economies. This study uses a panel data analysis to examine the impact of cultural factors on international tourist arrivals in 27 EU nations. The Driscoll–Kraay method reveals that UNESCO World Heritage Sites, government cultural expenditures, household recreation and cultural expenditures, real GDP per job, and bed capacity positively influence international tourist numbers. Regarding cultural factors, World Heritage Sites have the most significant influence, with each additional UNESCO site leading to a 0.22% rise in tourist numbers. The most crucial determinant of tourist arrivals is bed capacity, with a one percent increase leading to a 0.66% increase in tourist arrivals. Conversely, healthcare expenditures and political civil liberties have a negative impact on tourist arrivals. This study discusses managerial implications and offers recommendations for future research.
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ADDRESSING THE STATE OF TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Transformation can be loosely defined as a complete change from the current state. It is a context-based, open-ended notion which signifies change of formfrom an original state (DuPreez, Simmonds and Verhoef 2016). Transformation in post-1994 democratic South Africa includes the goal of eradicating the socio-economic inequalities inherent within the apartheid system in order to create a more inclusive and fair society (Badat 2010). Various scholars have written on the topic of transformation of South African archaeology and palaeontology (inter alia Ndlovu 2009; Ndlovu and Smith 2019; Wadley 2013), and others have comparatively studied the nature of the field pre- and post-1994 (Underhill 2011; Van der Merwe 2003; Shepherd 2003), yet no standard definition for what we mean when we talk about transformation of the palaeosciences exists.
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Impacts of the 2014–2017 global bleaching event on a protected remote atoll in the Western Indian Ocean
The third global bleaching event caused prolonged elevated sea surface temperatures from 2014 to 2017 that heavily impacted coral reefs worldwide. This study determines changes in benthic community following this bleaching event at a remote UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Western Indian Ocean. Aldabra Atoll offers a rare opportunity to study global impacts in the absence of local anthropogenic stressors. Analysis of satellite-derived temperature data indicated that Aldabra was exposed to the highest bleaching-risk intensity of the past 20 years during this bleaching event. Bleaching-risk conditions lasted from December 2015 to June 2016 close to the 4 °C-week threshold, when bleaching is expected. Benthic cover was established pre- and post-bleaching from 21 transects across two reef locations (lagoonal reef, 2 m depth; seaward reef, 5 and 15 m depth). From a pre-bleaching benthic community in which living corals and epilithic algal matrix (EAM) predominated, Aldabra’s reefs switched to an EAM-dominated community 8 months after bleaching. Soft corals declined by 93% of their overall pre-bleaching cover to < 1%. Although overall hard-coral cover was also reduced, the decline varied among depths and might indicate local adaptations of the lagoonal reef, due to greater variability in sea surface temperature compared to the seaward reef. With the exception of Isopora palifera, all taxomorphic coral groups experienced a decline following bleaching. Overall, Rhytisma experienced a near-complete extirpation, Acroporids (excluding I. palifera) and branching Poritids declined by more than 80%, Merulinidae lost ca. 60% of their pre-bleaching cover, while massive Poritids cover slightly decreased. Aldabra’s benthic community therefore underwent substantial changes following the 2014–2017 bleaching event and showed that live coral cover declines significantly even in protected areas isolated from local anthropogenic pressures.
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Improving the Strategic Management of UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy: Integrating Sensitivity Analysis and Tourism Destination Image Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process
The globalization of tourism poses complex challenges for destination planning and management, requiring the involvement of various stakeholders and strategic decision-making at various scales. Gastronomic tourism, a key factor in tourist satisfaction and loyalty, has been widely studied for its impact on tourism destination image (TDI). Despite advances in methodologies such as the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which hierarchies the factors that influence TDI, there are still gaps in the use of sensitivity analysis to improve strategic planning, in particular to leverage TDI as a management tool. Specifically in UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy (UCCG), it is crucial to understand how sensitivity analysis can improve the robustness of AHP models. To address this gap, this study investigates how sensitivity analysis can refine decision-making processes for effective tourism management in Brazil’s UCCG. Using AHP as a decision-making methodology, it integrates sensitivity analysis to assess the reliability of six dimensions in the Analytic Hierarchy Process Image—UNESCO Creative Cities Gastronomy (AHPI-UCCG) model, introducing a dynamic approach to dealing with the complexities of destination planning. The results are valuable for policy-makers and private players in the tourism, creativity, and gastronomy sectors. They offer practical perspectives for improving destination promotion and encouraging coopetition. The study also demonstrates the adaptability of this approach based on sensitivity analysis, suggesting its applicability beyond Brazil to other UCCG networks, contributing to better tourism planning and management at a global level.
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UNESCO's Global Governance in the School Education: A Scoping Review
[...]the work in establishing humanistic and inclusive educational agendas, such as its initiatives for the universaliza-tion of human rights in the post-war period (Meyer et ah, 2010) and the promotion of female education as a basis for equality (Peppin Vaughan, 2010), have positioned the organization as a \"master of standards\" (Finnemore, 1993) for a large number of educational issues that today enjoy a featured cultural position in the educational systems of the Global North and South. Some flagship IOs, such as the World Bank, have exerted their power through pathways that condition policy-making processes (Edwards et ah, 2023), while others, such as the OECD, have exerted their influence through the power of numbers and seductive images of economic development (Mundy et ah, 2016). [...]the competitive environments of the deeply market-oriented global policy field seem to corner UNESCO and make it play strategically with the private sector, including the philanthropic sector (Tikly, 2017). In recent years, some synthesis studies have tried to unravel the role that IOs and their policy instruments exert on the fate of education, recognizing the ideational and material specificities they deploy in exercising their power. [...]some reviews have documented the effects of PISA on policy formulation (Hopfenbeck et ah, 2018) and the role of non-state actors in developing inclusion policies at the national level (Schuster and Kolleck, 2021).
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