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Sharing the Earth
Papers presented at
The Robert Gordon University Heritage Convention 1995
Edited by J M Fladmark
Hardback £42.00
$84.00
Publication date 1995
440 pages
ISBN 978 1 873394 19 9
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Our heritage is rooted in local
cultures and environments, yet the international bias of modern communication may threaten
to degrade this inheritance. Is it possible to accommodate multinational companies and
mass tourism, or to export concepts such as Disney World from one place to another without
destroying valued vernacular traditions? This volume addresses these questions and
explores issues critical to the sustained use of the Earth’s heritage for the
cultural and economic benefit of local communities.
The papers examine the foundations of
cultural identity and look at what communities gain or lose in a rapidly
changing world order. The authors include Magnus Linklater on the impact
of today's global media; Jim Hunter on the balance of nature and people
in Highland Scotland; Michel Thomas-Pemette on the freedom to roam, and
Richard England on the spirit of place in architecture. |
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| Survival and wilderness - a global dilemma Nicholas Luard
v Globalisation of the
media - the impact on national
cultures Magnus Linklater
v Mickeying with the
Muses - Disney World and regional
identity William Tramposch v Sustaining
cultural identities - community arts in the
United States Lynne Williamson v Why the
arts matter Lord Gowrie v
Axe the Arts Council - a threadbare fig leaf Robert
Hewison v Leave the Arts Council
aone - a response to Robert Hewison Lord Gowrie v The
cultural potency of sport - a neglected heritage
asset Terry Stevens v The
heritage consumers - identity and affiliations in
Scotland Angela Morris, David McCrone & Richard Kiely v Clergyman and
merchant - an iconography of the Dutch
Frans Schouten v The
outdoor Viking - how the Norwegians do it
Per
Freyland Pallesen v Rural
versus urban - environmental perceptions in Malta
Alexander
Borg v Routes to
cultural identity - a European system of
networks Michel Thomas-Penette v Silk and
textile routes - Council of Europe cultural
itineraries Moira Stevenson v On the
trail of music - origins of the Scottish triple
pipes John Purser vOn the
trail of folk furniture - a Highland heritage
shared across the seas Ross Noble v The North Sea
highway - cultural arena or political
barrier Martin Carver
v Access to a
nation’s assets - challenges for
Scottish tourism policy Gordon Adams v Access to our
natural heritage - a new framework for
Scotland Roger Crofts v The
freedom to roam - a cultural and economic asset
Robert
Gordon Reid v Natural
heritage zones - a new approach in Scotland Roger
Crofts v Harnessing
heritage assets - the challenge facing local
government Peter Peacock v Museums
from the ground up - a community approach to
development Graham Watson v On the
other side of sorrow - nature and people in the
Scottish Highlands James Hunter v Beyond the
memories - drawing strength from the Diaspora
John
Alec MacPherson v Scots Gaelic as a
tourism asset Roy Pedersen
v Mair Licht on the Mither Tongue - Scots as a national
language Billy Kay v Towards a
trilingual Scotland Magnus Fladmark v Grasping the
thistle - architecture at the edge
Frank
Walker
v Sense of
place in towns - historic buildings as cultural
icons Graeme Munro v The
spirit of pace - local identity in modern
architecture Richard England v City with a
green heart - lessons from Randstad Holland
Brian
Evans v The
historic buildings of Asia - issues in heritage
management Christopher Andrew |
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Magnus Fladmark is Professor Emeritus at Robert
Gordon University where he started the Heritage Management Programme in
1992 following a public sector career in which he played a central role
in many Scottish heritage initiatives and related government policy. A
prolific writer, his advice has been widely sought both at home and
abroad. His masters degree course is now taught in Russia, and he has
laid the intellectual foundation for the Heyerdahl Institute. |
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