Heritage: Monuments, Landscapes and Sustainability: Evolving Frames

Programme info

Micro-credential Heritage: Monuments, Landscapes and Sustainability: Evolving Frames

Programme info

Micro-credential Heritage: Monuments, Landscapes and Sustainability: Evolving Frames

Course content

This micro-credential consists of three modules.

Climate and Sustainability in Heritage covers diverse aspects of sustainability of (mainly tangible) heritage. The basics are anchored in international treaties and conventions which shall be discussed, as well as the international organisations that develop sustainable initiatives.

Built Heritage introduces and discusses different categories and values of built heritage (such as monuments, urban heritage, rural heritage, modern heritage and industrial heritage). It will focus on the relevant international policies and governing institutions.  Historical evolution of conservation theories specific to different categories of landscapes and built heritage will be reviewed.  It will focus on the global challenges affecting the built heritage (such as tourism, development pressures and climate change).  Contemporary conservation approaches to landscapes and built heritage will be scrutinized with a critical approach. 

Heritage: Landscapes is an introduction to the landscape approach and the landscape paradigm in relation to heritage studies on a global scale with a particular focus on the European and Flemish use. Within the course, you will learn to understand landscape as an integrating and holistic concept. Furthermore, the course will focus on how the change in the understanding of the landscape paradigm has been visible in both urban planning and landscape architecture and archaeology too. 

Practical organisation

  • Climate and Sustainability in Heritage: lectures (recordings available), seminars
  • Built Heritage: lectures (recordings available), practice sessions, seminars
  • Heritage: Landscapes: lectures (recordings available)

Learning outcomes

1. The participant knows and understands the ideas and initiatives conceived and promoted by global organizations like UNESCO concerning the potential contribution of heritage to sustainable development.

2. The participant is able to reflect upon the possibilities of using heritage for the development of a more sustainable community.

3. The participant is able to take a stand on the employment of heritage in the development of a policy which is aimed at tackling a particular social problem.

4. The participant presents, explains and critically evaluates principles about sustainable heritage environments, including resources, energy and the natural environment.

5. The participant is able to develop knowledge and comprehension of categories and values of landscapes and built heritage.

6. The participant is able to develop knowledge and comprehension of international policies, governing institutions.

7. The participant has knowledge and comprehension of historical evolution of conservation theories.

8. The participant is able to develop knowledge and comprehension of global challenges affecting the landscapes and built heritage.

9. The participant is able to develop knowledge and comprehension of contemporary conservation approaches to landscapes and built heritage.

Assessment

  • Climate and Sustainability in Heritage: written exam, assignments
  • Built Heritage: written assignment, group presentation
  • Heritage: Landscapes: written exam