Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape 2023 by Leanna Wigboldus and Elizabeth Brabec The Cultural Landscape of Khinalig people and the “Köç Yolu” Transhumance Route is a continuing cultural landscape situated in the Greater Caucasus Mountains of Azerbaijan.
Cultural Heritage as a Human Right
Adam Markham, Deputy Director of Climate and Energy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, argues that climate change is fast eroding this human right: the right to “participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, and
CHS Director Elizabeth Brabec to speak at ARU’s Sustainable Futures Conference, Cambridge, UK
Elizabeth Brabec will join a group of 14 academics and agency leaders at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, UK, on June 21st and 22, to discuss “Resilience to Extreme Events.” The conference will cover the range of issues from cultural
Law, Landscape and Culture: Why America doesn’t love the black currant
Why is the black currant so popular in Europe and almost non-existent in North America? A recent blog post from the US Law Library of Congress discusses the link between cultural taste preferences and the local ecosystem, the importance of
2018 WUN Co-sponsored Symposium
WUN: Culture, Migration and Adaptation in a Rapidly Changing World Following on a successful Symposium in 2017, the Center partnered with the World Universities Network (WUN) again in 2018 to organize the Understanding Cultures Global Challenge Symposium on “Culture, Migration
CH&LV Conference Program
Cultural Landscape & Heritage Values Conference Program now Available For more information go to