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OWHC Position Paper "Keepers of Tradition"

Position Paper 2020 - Title
Title Position Paper 2020 © OWHC Regional Secretariat Northwest Europe and North America

Position Paper "Keepers of Traditions and Laboratories of the Future: World Heritage Cities Inspire Momentum"

The OWHC Regional Secretariat for Northwest Europe and North America published in cooperation with the OWHC General Secretariat and based on a paper of the Working Group for UNESCO World Heritage Historic Centers within the Association of German Cities and Towns a new English position paper. 

Given the manifold challenges for cities in our modern days such as for example demographic change, migration, and climate change, the text offers impulses for Urban Development in designated World Heritage sites. A focus is given to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by respecting economical and environmental requirements.

You can download a PDF-version of the paper here: