Germany

UNESCO Chair in World Cultural and Urban Landscapes (1001), established in 2012 at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany).

Fields/Disciplines

World cultural and urban landscapes

Objectives

The specific objectives of this Chair are to:
carry out research to broaden knowledge and know-how on the management of world cultural and urban landscapes;
develop advanced interactive tools, including best-practice case studies, for planning, communication, mediation, assessment and sustainable development of world cultural and urban landscapes;
develop a curriculum at postgraduate level and provide training;
facilitate communication and knowledge-sharing among experts, decision and policy-makers, and local communities living in world cultural and urban landscapes; and,
contribute to the establishment of a centre of excellence, and to exchange knowledge at a global level.

Host Institution

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Culture

Contact: Prof. Kunibert Wachten, UNESCO Chairholder

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Templergraben 55

D-52062 Aachen

Germany

E-mail: wachten(at)isl.rwth-aachen

Phone: +49 (0241) 8095033

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