The application of a World Heritage Management Plan as a methodological tool for listed building complexes – on monitoring. Part 3.
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In the context of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the W. H. Committee has produced a management guideline under constant review: “Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention”. This document not only provides a precise description of the World Heritage sites, criteria, nomination process and the necessary deliverables, but also describes the content, objectives and monitoring system for periodic reporting and monitoring. This is what sites can rely on in the management plan process. The system of periodic reporting has been established by UNESCO since 19984 which is the obligation of member States, the first period is 1998–2005, the second 2008–2015, the third 2016–2024. Hungary joined the system with its national legislation and the first management plan process with the 2011 W.H. Act. It is therefore a kind of self-monitoring process in which the international organisation provides technical support to the Government and the latter provides technical support to the concerned regions that prepare the report (MAD, KET), which is then again, the responsibility of the Government to send back to the international organisation. This cyclical process, in addition to forcing the monitoring of sites and tracking changes over time, is also a field of professional assistance for the operation, at least it is intended to. Chapter II F of this document (previously only paragraphs) provides for protection and management. The process for maintaining and monitoring integrity and credibility is described in more detail in “The processes of monitoring specified in the Operational Guidelines are Reactive Monitoring (see paragraphs 169-176) and Periodic Reporting (see paragraphs 199-210)”, the 4th determines the procedure for the conservation and monitoring of WH sites. The topic is also referred to as “reactive monitoring”, which is also referred to as a status report and impact assessment, with a particular focus on threats to the credibility and integrity of WH. Its tools are primarily designed for the continuous and effective monitoring of sites on the endangered list. The considerably strong emergence of legal management tools among the growing number of vulnerable sites and risks has obviously also reinforced this process. This study refers to the possible ways, methods and tools to be used, while using the example of the Nick Court of Pécs as an example to demonstrate the application of the methodology.
Source: Transsylvania Nostra Journal
Author: Bernadett MÉSZÁROS
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4413873274