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Cultural Heritage and Experiential Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges in Greece-Albania Cross-border Area (Berat, Gjirokastra and Ioannina)

Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra — 2025 — WHE3824B901F9

A cross-border region spanning Albania and Greece, encompassing Berat, Gjirokastra, and Ioannina, exhibits significant potential for experiential tourism, which can foster social and economic development while preserving cultural heritage. The study highlights that this form of tourism, when sustainably developed, generates employment, protects heritage, and enhances local communities' quality of life. However, its long-term viability is hindered by challenges such as insufficient institutional cooperation between the two countries, inadequate road infrastructure, fragmented marketing strategies, and environmental concerns. To overcome these obstacles, the research proposes strategic measures including cross-border cooperation frameworks, capacity-building programs for local tourism actors, investments in infrastructure, integration of technological innovation, and joint branding initiatives to position the region as a unified destination. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative interviews with stakeholders, and GIS analysis to interpret data, offering actionable insights for sustainable tourism development.

Cultural Heritage and the SDGs: Bridging Gaps in Iraq’s Urban Recovery

Erbil Citadel — 2025 — WHEA9FA74EC03

Iraq's urban recovery efforts, particularly around UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Erbil Citadel and Mosul's Old City, are missing critical connections to global sustainable development goals (SDGs). While physical conservation meets SDG 11.4, it overlooks broader economic, social, and governance objectives tied to SDGs 8, 16, and 17. This study reveals a misalignment between international heritage frameworks and local governance in Iraq, hindering inclusive, community-driven urban regeneration. By comparing safeguarding, economic impact, inclusivity, and governance across the two sites, researchers propose a new framework that integrates heritage initiatives more effectively with SDGs, advocating for a shift from mere preservation to sustainable, locally grounded development.

Cultural Heritage as a Relational Device: Comparing Institutional and Collaborative Models

Historic Centre of Naples — 2025 — WHE2E034FCF70

Collaborative governance models in cultural heritage management can act as catalysts for social innovation, fostering inclusive forms of cultural citizenship and urban resilience. A comparative analysis of four Italian sites—including the Historic Centre of Naples—reveals that traditional institutional frameworks often lead to social exclusion and touristification, whereas participatory approaches promote mutualistic economies and shared responsibility. This study underscores the potential of co-managed heritage to transcend the protection-participation dichotomy, integrating conservation with social inclusion and cultural creativity. The research draws on documentary sources, institutional reports, and scientific literature to highlight adaptive, context-sensitive governance as a driver for sustainable urban regeneration.

Cultural Heritage Preservation and Revitalization in Peru: An Analytical Study of Machu Picchu and Cuzco

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu — 2025 — WHEA9EAFBF953

Peru's approach to preserving and revitalizing its cultural heritage, exemplified by the UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu and the city of Cuzco, offers a global model for sustainable heritage management. The study highlights Peru's systematic regulatory framework, international cooperation efforts, and innovative strategies such as characteristic tourism routes, cultural experience activities, and integration with education and community life. These measures effectively balance preservation with revitalization, providing valuable lessons in legislation, sustainable tourism, protection concepts, and collaborative governance. This analytical study underscores the importance of multi-faceted strategies in ensuring the long-term conservation and innovative development of cultural heritage worldwide.

Cultural Interaction, Dissemination in Ethnic Tourist Destinations: Cultural Identity and Symbol Construction—A Case Study of the Old Town of Lijiang

Old Town of Lijiang — 2025 — WHE4ECD457727

A study on the Old Town of Lijiang reveals that participatory cultural experiences significantly enhance tourists' awareness and willingness to disseminate local ethnic culture. Using a combination of field investigations, expert interviews, and advanced text analysis (TF-IDF algorithm), researchers identified key factors such as Dongba culture, traditional architecture, and Naxi ancient music as pivotal in fostering cultural interaction. Experimental designs, including pre-test/post-test and cross-sectional surveys, demonstrated that 85% of tourists engaged in these activities showed increased awareness, while 75% expressed a desire to promote Lijiang's culture. This underscores the potential of culturally immersive tourism to strengthen identity and dissemination in UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Cultural landscape implications and sustainable development at Phu Phra Bat historical park

Phu Phrabat, a testimony to the Sīma stone tradition of the Dvaravati period — 2025 — WHECEBE386F15

A significant discovery in heritage tourism reveals that the physical environment of Phu Phra Bat Historical Park, Thailand, plays a crucial role in shaping visitor perceptions and revisit intentions. The study found that tangible elements like heritage structures and interpretive signage amplify the relationship between product/service quality and perceived price fairness, indirectly boosting the likelihood of repeat visits. Using advanced statistical analysis (Hayes 2013 PROCESS macro) on data from 423 visitors, researchers demonstrated that these physical features moderate the indirect path linking service quality to revisit potential via price perceptions. This insight underscores the importance of environmental and structural design in enhancing visitor experience and sustainability at culturally significant sites.

Cultural Literacy for Preserving the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta: A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Indonesia

The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks — 2025 — WHE02EE8B9BB8

Integrating cultural literacy into heritage governance can effectively preserve the Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designated in 2023. This approach mitigates policy resistance, enhances local stewardship, and transforms static monuments into dynamic cultural identities. The study found that while initial top-down strategies successfully introduced the site's Javanese philosophical values, they failed to sustain long-term community engagement, often causing urban governance tensions. Dialogical forums like Rembukan and Jagongan Kampung foster trust and consensus, strengthening community ownership. Social media also plays a crucial role by translating cosmological concepts into accessible narratives, engaging younger generations and reinforcing collective pride. The research employed a qualitative case study design, combining semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, field observations, and document analysis, including digital content from the official Instagram account @sumbufilosofi.

Cultural revitalization and tourist conversion of historical monuments: The cases of the ancient medinas of Fez and Tunis

Medina of Tunis — 2025 — WHE4207CF8C45

A strategic approach to cultural revitalization and economic development is successfully applied in the UNESCO-listed medinas of Fez and Tunis, demonstrating that repurposing vacant historical buildings preserves architectural integrity while injecting contemporary functions into heritage sites. This method avoids the pitfalls of constructing new structures, instead breathing life into underused spaces such as mosques, mausoleums, madrasas, and traditional houses—key components of these medinas' cultural and artisanal appeal. The study highlights significant investments in heritage rehabilitation, proving that such initiatives can sustainably develop historic centers while maintaining their authenticity.

Cultural Sphere of Modern Andong: From the Perspective of UNESCO's Universality and Diversity

Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong — 2025 — WHEF978145C19

Andong’s cultural heritage, including UNESCO-listed sites like Hahoe Village and Dosanseowon, can be expanded temporally and spatially to reflect its dynamic evolution from the Joseon Dynasty into the modern era. This study argues that Andong’s intellectual history—rooted in Confucian traditions but shaped by engagement with Western liberalism, socialism, and communism—embodies UNESCO’s principles of universality and cultural diversity. By analyzing interconnections between registered and unregistered heritage sites, it advocates for a broader conceptualization of the region’s cultural landscape as an integrated whole, eligible for future UNESCO inscription. This approach avoids emphasizing local particularity while highlighting Andong’s role in promoting peace, cooperation, and global cultural exchange.

Cultural Translation Strategies of the Western Xia Tombs from the Perspective of World Heritage: From the Protection of Earthly Sites to the Construction of a Digital Cultural Tourism Ecosystem

Xixia Imperial Tombs — 2025 — WHE5E4D2779E5

Contemporary cultural heritage protection must pivot on technology, utilize scenes as carriers, and co-create value to establish a dynamically balanced digital cultural tourism ecosystem. This study proposes a 'cultural translation' framework for the Western Xia Mausoleum, demonstrating how three-dimensional collaboration—material heritage protection, digital technology empowerment, and cultural value reconstruction—can transform earthen sites from mere preservation to dynamic revitalization. The research confirms that such an approach holds significant global relevance for the protection and revitalization of similar cultural heritage sites, offering a replicable digital solution for their sustainable development.

Culture of the Non-jewish Population of Judea in the Hellenistic Period: A Case Study of the ‘Sidonian’ Burial Cave in Maresha

Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves — 2025 — WHE70AE1EF14F

Archaeological analysis of the 'Sidonian' burial cave in Maresha, Israel, reveals insights into the culture and identity of a non-Jewish population during the Hellenistic period. The study highlights the presence of Greek and Phoenician influences, with Greek language widely used in daily life alongside Araboid elements, indicating a complex cultural landscape. The cave's decoration, featuring exotic animals labeled in Greek, suggests an attempt by the family to emphasize their Greek education and status. The research also sheds light on the interactions between local communities, including Iduomeans, Arabs-Nabateans, and Egyptians, as evidenced by burial records and graffiti.

Cyclic and Monotonic Behaviour of Coarse Mixed Soils from Debris Flow Slopes: Large-Scale Triaxial Insights

Upper Svaneti — 2025 — WHEE4584BDFC5

Loose, mixed-grain soils—common in debris flow-prone slopes like those in Upper Svaneti—are far more vulnerable to liquefaction and cyclic degradation than previously understood. Large-scale triaxial tests reveal that such soils can lose up to 90% of their stiffness and exhibit extreme damping (over 100%) when subjected to moderate cyclic stress ratios (CSR ≤ 0.4), particularly if they start with a void ratio ≥ 0.85. Denser soils, however, remain stable until CSR exceeds 1.0. The study also shows that load reversal patterns and initial stress conditions significantly accelerate pore pressure buildup, increasing the risk of slope failure. These findings provide critical data for hazard prediction in dynamic geological environments.

Cykle grafik autorstwa Hieronymusa Wierixa jako inspiracja dla przedstawień dzieciństwa Jezusa w dawnych kościołach cystersów na tle innych zakonów na terenach nowożytnej Rzeczypospolitej

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park — 2025 — WHE7756080E15

A study reveals that the engravings of Hieronymus Wierix, created before 1619, significantly influenced the depiction of Christ's childhood and related events in early modern religious art. Specifically, two series by Wierix inspired paintings in Cistercian churches in Sulejów and Oliwa, as well as compositions for the Order of Friars Minor (Bernardines) at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and a painting in the altarpiece of Kraków's Dominican monastery. The research highlights how these engravings served as a shared artistic language across different religious orders, illustrating the hidden life of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin within the broader context of Polish monastic art.

Czy w badaniach nad historią średniowiecznego budownictwa zamkowego w państwie krzyżackim w Prusach niczym nieskrępowaną wyobraźnią można zastępować niedostatki źródłowe?

Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork — 2025 — WHECBEFFDF85B

A critical reassessment of Christofer Herrmann’s 2023 thesis on the medieval castle builder 'Master Jan' challenges its validity, arguing that his claims about Master Jan’s work at Malbork Castle (1395–1398) are unsupported by scholarly rigor. The study asserts that while Master Jan likely contributed to the construction of the grand masters’ palace in the western wing of Malbork’s inner bailey, any further attribution is speculative and lacks credible source evidence. The authors emphasize the need for historical research to adhere to rigorous methodological standards, rejecting Herrmann’s conclusions as unfounded. This work underscores the importance of cautious interpretation when primary sources are scarce, setting a precedent for future studies on medieval castle architecture in the Teutonic Knights’ State.

Daily needs stores in the collective memory and living heritage of Malioboro, Yogyakarta city, Indonesia

The Cosmological Axis of Yogyakarta and its Historic Landmarks — 2025 — WHE863BE852CE

Retail stores selling daily necessities, which operated in Malioboro, Yogyakarta between 1950 and 2010, constitute a significant part of the area's collective memory and contribute to its multicultural folk heritage. This finding highlights the importance of preserving intangible cultural elements alongside tangible ones in this UNESCO-recognized cosmological axis. The study employed qualitative methods including observation, semi-structured interviews, and cognitive mapping with 27 informants from nine subdistricts around Malioboro. It reveals how elderly residents' narratives shape Malioboro's living heritage, emphasizing the need for a commodity-based spatial configuration that balances daily needs and tourism-related products to support both heritage preservation and commercial sustainability.

Das kulinarische Vermächtnis des Fürsten Pückler-Muskau

Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski — 2025 — WHE42D218FFC4

Forst Pückler-Muskau's kulinarische Vermächtnis reveals the forgotten culinary innovations of 19th-century aristocracy, showcasing how his meticulous documentation of travel and dining experiences laid the foundation for modern gastronomy. The study analyzes his extensive diaries, letters, and albums (1806–1833), which captured not only landscapes but also culinary encounters, from regional specialties to innovative techniques. Pückler's emphasis on perfectionism—exemplified in his 1848 Branitz Park project—extended to gastronomy, blending artistic sensibility with practical experimentation. This research reconstructs his culinary contributions, demonstrating their influence on European dining culture, while highlighting the intersection of horticulture and cuisine in his legacy.

Das Staatliche Bauhaus Weimar auf dem Weg zur Institution 1919–1921

Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau — 2025 — WHE217CFD4B4D

A groundbreaking analysis reveals the pivotal role of Weimar Bauhaus's predecessor institutions in shaping its revolutionary program between 1919 and 1921. Contrary to prior assumptions, these early structures were not merely obstacles but catalysts for the Bauhaus's self-discovery and institutionalization. The study employs a social science framework to dissect the tensions between assimilation and demarcation, political challenges, and the constant need for justification—highlighting how these conflicts fueled the movement's evolution. By re-evaluating the academic legacy of Weimar's art schools, this research sheds new light on the Bauhaus's emancipation from traditional constraints, offering a nuanced understanding of its formative years.

Data Quality in Urban Digital Twins: Challenges in the Virtualization of Florence’s Historic Heritage

Historic Centre of Florence — 2025 — WHE3DE43566C1

High-resolution digital tools, such as the Digital City & River Twin (DiC&RT) framework, are essential for urban planning and heritage protection in historic city centers like Florence's. The study reveals that data quality, consistency, and granularity are critical for the effective operation of Urban Digital Twins in managing resilience and conserving heritage. It addresses challenges related to building density, visual occlusion, and data heterogeneity by integrating MMS surveys and UAV photogrammetry, proposing multi-technological solutions for more accurate modeling. The research emphasizes the importance of interoperable data structures like CityGML and controlled vocabularies in multi-risk analysis, particularly for hydraulic and seismic scenarios.

De – form to Re – form. Architectural Preservation as Safekeeping of the Performative Structure of Space

Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae — 2025 — WHEDCDA27C279

Classical Greek architecture, particularly the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, is revealed as a 'performative' structure that articulates cultural narratives through bodily experience, resonating with dramatic scenes. Traditional preservation methods like anastylosis often reduce monuments to static objects, obscuring their dynamic, scenographic character. The study identifies traces of this performative conception in 18th- and 19th-century architectural discourse, notably in English garden design principles and the notion of picturesque. It proposes an experimental approach that prioritizes preserving articulated scenes experienced by visitors over mere material form restoration, aiming to reintegrate monuments into contemporary culture as vibrant storytelling entities rather than passive tourist attractions.

Decoding the "Divine Consciousness" of the Temple of Heaven: The "Mandala" Writing of Daoist Alchemy

Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing — 2025 — WHEE279813DC4

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is decoded as a monumental Daoist alchemical 'mandala,' embodying the stages of Internal Alchemy—refining essence, transforming breath into spirit, and sublimating to merge with the divine. Architectural elements like the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (with triple eaves symbolizing elixir fields), celestial blue tiles, and numerical symbolism (12 pillars for earthly cycles, 4 for cosmic order) encode consciousness ascension. The Temple's layout mirrors a nested cosmological model, integrating mortal and divine realms to achieve 'Heaven-Human Unity.' This study reveals the Temple as a ritual space and catalyst for spiritual transformation through architectural symbolism.