Heritage conservation standards in the Global South: is the Venice Charter still relevant?

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The Venice Charter (VC) adopted in 1964 was a response to the long-standing call among largely Western Europe’s architectural heritage movement, which included Pier Gazazlo et al, in the Global North (GN), for an internationally accepted framework for defining ancient monuments and sites and the provision of guiding principles for their preservation and restoration. ICOMOS was founded in the following year to promote the VC. Both, the Charter and ICOMOS were framed within Western ideology abo...

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Authors: Arokiasamy, C; Tiong, KB; Sanchez Suárez, A; Rouhani, B; Odiaua, I

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Even3
• Host title: ICOMOS 2024 Scientific Symposium Proceedings
• Publication date: 2025-04-11
• Acceptance date: 2025-02-03
• Event title: ICOMOS Scientific Symposium 2024
• Event location: Ouro Preto, Brazil
• Event website: https://www.icomos.org/actualite/scientific-symposium-2024/
• Event start date: 2024-11-13
• Event end date: 2024-11-15
• ISBN: 9786527212843
• Language: English
• Keywords: Venice Charter; Burra Charter; Nara Document; Global South Exchange Network (GSEN); Eurocentric; United Nations; Global North and South; collective-voice; self-representation; South-to South-Co-operation; development resources and repositories