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Focus Meeting 2, “Astronomical Heritage: Progressing the UNESCO–IAU Initiative” Introduction and overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2016

Clive Ruggles  and
Anna Sidorenko
Clive Ruggles
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology and Ancient HistoryUniversity of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom email: rug@le.ac.uk
Anna Sidorenko
Affiliation:
UNESCO World Heritage Centre7, Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris CEDEX 07, France email: a.sidorenko@unesco.org
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Abstract

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Marking seven years of formal cooperation between the IAU and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to implement UNESCO's “Astronomy and World Heritage” Thematic Initiative, this Focus Meeting reviewed achievements, challenges, and progress on particular World Heritage List nomination projects.

Keywords

Astronomical heritageWorld Heritage
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , General Assembly A29A: Astronomy in Focus , August 2015 , pp. 78 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

References

Ruggles, C. & Cotte, M. (eds.) 2010, Heritage Sites of Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy in the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (Paris: ICOMOS – IAU)Google Scholar