Culture, Heritage and Diversity

 

Cultural Heritage, Spatial Planning and Landscape

 

Council of Europe action in the field of cultural and natural heritage includes:

 

promoting diversity and dialogue through access to heritage to foster a sense of identity, collective memory and mutual understanding within and between communities;

contributing to development that is linked to territorial cohesion, life style and relationships through the notion of heritage and landscape as community resources. (more...)

 

Cultural Heritage


Architectural and Archeological Heritage

Monitoring of the Convention for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage of Europe (revised) (Valletta, 1992) and of the Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (Granada, 1985).

 


European Heritage Network (HEREIN)

The European Heritage Network is a permanent information system bringing together government departments responsible for cultural heritage under the umbrella of the Council of Europe.

 

 


European Heritage Days (EHD)

Once a year, citizens in 50 countries celebrate Europe’s cultural heritage. This initiative of the European Heritage Days, launched by the Council of Europe in 1991, has been since 1999 a joint action of the Council of Europe and the European Commission, putting new cultural assets on view and opening up historical buildings normally closed to the public.

 


Values of Heritage for Society

Launching of the Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro, 2005).

 

 


Young people and Heritage

Heritage education projects have focused on: the discovery of our cultural multiple belonging ; the introduction of interdisciplinary practice which embraces varied means of expression and communication; learning to live together: intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding, respect for the natural and cultural environment.

 

 

Spatial planning and Landscape


European Conference of Ministers responsible for regional/spatial planning (CEMAT)

The European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional/Spatial Planning brings together representatives of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, united in their pursuit of a common objective: sustainable spatial development of the European continent.

 


European Landscape Convention

The European Landscape Convention - also known as the Florence Convention, - promotes the protection, management and planning of European landscapes and organises European co-operation on landscape issues.


 

Meetings

2013 Calendar

 

Documentation

Cultural Heritage

List of publications

Reference texts


Landscape

List of publications

Reference texts

Naturopa/Futuropa


Spatial planning

List of publications

Reference texts

 

Contacts

Claudia Luciani
+33 388 41 21 49


Maguelonne Dejeant-Pons

+33 388 41 23 98

 

CDCPP

Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP)