Call for International Collaborative Research Forum “NOW & NEXT for Chiang Mai WorldHeritage”
Outline:On February 22, 2022, we hold the virtual International Collaborative Research Forum “NOW& NEXT for Chiang Mai World Heritage” collaborating with the Social Research Center ofChiang Mai University, Thailand, hosted by the department of Civil Engineering &Architecture, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Saga University. This Forum is one of theresearch activities adopted by the Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research(Fostering Joint International Research (B)) of JSPS KAKENHI (Grants-in-Aid for ScientificResearch). Additionally, considering the difficult situation of oversea travels in the pandemicof COVID-19, we conduct this forum supported by the Center of Promotion for InternationalExchange.
Main body:○International Collaborative Research Forum“NOW & NEXT for Chiang Mai World Heritage”
TIME & DATE: 11:30-18:00 (JP time) on February 22, 2022
PLACE: ZOOM
Registration is here.
HOST: Dept. of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Faculty of Sci. & Eng., SU
ICT based Machizukuri Design Project, SDGs Project Laboratories, SUCommunity Design Research Group, Faculty of Sci. & Eng., SUCONTACT: Prof. Dr. Arch. Nobuo MISHIMA (mishiman@cc.saga-u.ac.jp)
Chiang Mai historic area was nominated and listed in the tentative list of theUNESCO world heritage in 2015. Thailand is promoting the activities for its registration ofthe World Heritage in 2024, not as the ruin but as the first living historic heritage in Thailand,
namely “Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna: the Historic Town and its Associated SacredMountain.”Japan has a lot of experiences of living urban historic heritage such as preservation
and activation of traditional towns. The trials for the preservation of town since 1960’s weredeveloped with the introduction of the important preservation area of traditional buildings byamendment of the law for the protection of cultural properties in 1975, “Nara document” for“Buddhism buildings of Horyuji temple area” as the first world heritage in Japan and so on,then it has played a large role to the protection and use of cultural “diversity” viewing fromthe characteristics of the heritage in the world. These experiences would give many knowledge
to Chiang Mai which is targeting the world heritage as the living urban historic town withtimber architecture like Japan.
This forum is to discuss the current situation of Chiang Mai’s historic area and itsfuture. We invite Prof. Emeritus Sadao WATANABE at the University of Tokyo who worked
for the preservation of historic townscape like Imai-cho, Nara prefecture, as executive notespeaker.

Regarding keynote speakers, we invite Prof. Yukio NISHIMURA at theKokugakuin University as well as Prof. Emeritus at the University of Tokyo who has worked
for selection member of UNESCO world heritage and ICOMOS committee member fromJapan side, and Assoc. Prof. Yongtanit Pimonthatean who is a member of National Committeeon Rattanakosin and Old Towns Conservation from Thailand side. Then, we invite someyoung researchers who present their research on the conservation of historic properties bothfrom Thailand and Japan. Afterward, we would like to have panel discussion about now andnext for the world heritage of Chiang Mai urban historic area.
So, we are very pleased if you are highly interested in and participate in the forum
to enjoy the discussion.
⚫ This forum is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP20KK0101, JP20F40066,
and the center of promotion for international exchange, Saga University (representativeresearcher: Prof. Dr. Arch. Nobuo MISHIMA, Faculty of Science & Engineering, SagaUniversity).