Nature of Cultural Heritage, and the Culture of Natural Heritage

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth R. Olwig is a Professor at the Department of Landscape Planning, The Swedish Life Science University, Alnarp, Sweden., David Lowenthal is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geography, University College London, England. Klappentext The idea that the heritage of nature is fundamentally cultural is provocative to many, but it is becoming increasingly accepted in the context of heritage preservation. It is argued here that perspectives on natural vs. cultural heritage as a contested patrimony are, to some extent, governed by intellectual and geographical positions. Zusammenfassung The idea that the heritage of nature is fundamentally cultural is provocative to many, but it is becoming increasingly accepted in the context of heritage preservation. It is argued here that perspectives on natural vs. cultural heritage as a contested patrimony are, to some extent, governed by intellectual and geographical positions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Nature of Cultural Heritage, and the Culture of Natural Heritage - Northern Perspectives on a Contested Patrimony Nature as Heritage: The Swedish Case Regional Cultural Heritage versus National Heritage in Scania’s Disputed National Landscape The Natural and Cultural Landscape Heritage of Northern Friesland Estonian Heritage Connections - People, Past and Place: The Pakri Peninsula Farming the Heritage: On the Production and Construction of a Personal and Practised Landscape Heritage Natural and Cultural Heritage

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Olwig Lowenthal
• Collaboration: David Lowenthal (Editeur), Kenneth Olwig (Editeur), Olwig Kenneth (Editeur)
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 20.04.2006
• EAN: 9780415377683
• ISBN: 978-0-415-37768-3
• Pages: 100
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies