World Heritage Discourses and the Potential of Conceptualizing Water

A stronger integration of water management into UNESCO World Heritage frameworks can enhance sustainable preservation practices. This study highlights the potential of conceptualizing water within heritage discourses, emphasizing its role in both theory and process. By examining the relationship between World Heritage management and water management at sites like Augsburg's, it underscores the need for sustainable development integration, as exemplified by the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach. The research calls for a more comprehensive acknowledgment of water management as a cornerstone of good practices in heritage site preservation.

Gioia, M. E. (2022). World Heritage Discourses and the Potential of Conceptualizing Water. Blue Papers, 1(2), 42–49. https://doi.org/10.58981/bluepapers.2022.2.04