International heritage instruments and climate change
By: Rae Sheridan, John Sheridan
Contributors: Sheridan, John (John W.), 1941-
Series: Inclusive museum series
Publisher: Common Ground
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Champaign, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 547
ISBN-13: 9781612290713; 9781612290720
Subjects: Protection; Political aspects; Cultural property; Climatic changes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-547).
Table of contents: title: Culture, last cab off the climate rank; title: The cultural Conventions - standard bearers for protection; title: The science. Climate change: causes and physical and biological impacts; title: Gaia theory and Mother Earth rights; title: Physical and biological impacts of climate change on cultural heritage; title: Climate change impacts on humans. Human impacts on cultural heritage; title: Climate change, displacement and migration; title: Climate change, health and cultural heritage; title: Climate change vulnerability and cultural heritage; title: Climate change, mitigation and adaptation; title: Culturally sustainable development and climate change; title: Knowledge sharing, cultural heritage and climate change; title: Climate change justice and heritage; title: What do the statistics indicate about the protection of world cultural heritage against damage caused by climate change?; title: How do the Conventions address the physical and biological impacts of climate change on cultural heritage?; title: How do the Conventions address the "human impacts" of climate change on heritage?; title: Do the Conventions respond to climate change induced displacement and cultural loss?; title: How do the Conventions address climate change-induced health impacts on the custodians and their community?; title: How are the Conventions addressing climate change vulnerability, risk, equity and marginality?; title: How do the Conventions address the need for climate change mitigation?; title: How do the Conventions address the need for climate change adaptation?; title: How do the Conventions address climate change threats to the sustainable development of cultural heritage?; title: Do the Conventions have means of sharing knowledge to address climate change impacts on cultural heritage?; title: Can the Conventions address climate justice, human rights and cultural rights issues relating to climate change impacts on cultural heritage?; title: How do the Conventions address climate change-induced threats to the security of cultural heritage?; title: How have the legal powers of the World Heritage Convention protected world heritage from the impacts of climate change?; title: Comparing the Conventions; title: Framework for addressing climate change; title: Climate change and cultural heritage case study: Leh, Ladakh, India; title: Conclusion: The future is with us.