The expression “Integrated Conservation”, coined at the Amsterdam Congress in 1975, is a real watershed in the discipline of conservation, enhancement and management of monuments, cities and historic centers, expanding the domain of application of the meaning "integration" and strengthening the intrinsic value of Cultural Heritage in a global scenario. However, current contemporary challenges, sudden changes, natural and anthropogenic pressures lead to broadening the Amsterdam Declaration assumptions towards new policies and doctrinal instruments capable of protecting heritage in critical contexts, promoting both cultural diversity and dialogue, enhancing the economy potential of cultural heritage as a catalyst for creativity and economic growth and, finally, supporting any actions on the heritage, considered in its material and cultural totality. Architectures and historical sites, recognized for their extraordinary nature, require more prudent tools and operational practices, shared by scholars, institutions and technicians, in order to guide each intervention on Cultural Heritage, conceived "as a whole" with repercussions on a global and choral level.
Dalla Conservazione Integrata di Amsterdam (1975) all’Integrated Approach to Cultural Heritage (2020). Nuove prospettive nello scenario di cambiamenti globali
Pasquale Cucco
2020-01-01
Abstract
The expression “Integrated Conservation”, coined at the Amsterdam Congress in 1975, is a real watershed in the discipline of conservation, enhancement and management of monuments, cities and historic centers, expanding the domain of application of the meaning "integration" and strengthening the intrinsic value of Cultural Heritage in a global scenario. However, current contemporary challenges, sudden changes, natural and anthropogenic pressures lead to broadening the Amsterdam Declaration assumptions towards new policies and doctrinal instruments capable of protecting heritage in critical contexts, promoting both cultural diversity and dialogue, enhancing the economy potential of cultural heritage as a catalyst for creativity and economic growth and, finally, supporting any actions on the heritage, considered in its material and cultural totality. Architectures and historical sites, recognized for their extraordinary nature, require more prudent tools and operational practices, shared by scholars, institutions and technicians, in order to guide each intervention on Cultural Heritage, conceived "as a whole" with repercussions on a global and choral level.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
