The World Heritage Tentative List. A Case of Romania: Problems and Perspectives

Musteaţă, Sergiu

doi:10.2478/csep-2024-0011

Abstract

The Tentative List is essential for the nomination process of the properties in the World Heritage List. Considering this point of view, this paper analyzes the situation of the Tentative List of Romania, the latest developments and decisions to update the list, and the perspective of preparing future nominations and sustainable heritage preservation strategies. At the same time, some issues regarding the state of the Tentative List and the revising process are reviewed, and at the end, some conclusions and suggestions for perspectives in this field are highlighted.

References

Cătănoiu, S. (2018). Peisajul cultural monahal Vânători-Neamț [The Monastic Cultural Landscape of Vânători-Neamț]. In Simpozion național „Patrimoniul cultural al județului Iași: evidență, protejare și valorificare”, Iași, 30-31 octombrie 2018. Iași.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Cătănoiu, S. (2020). Parcul Natural Vânători Neamț - peisaj cultural monal [The Natural Park Vânători Neamț - Monastic Cultural Landscape]. In S. Musteață (Ed.), Managementul patrimoniului mondial: de la situația din România la exemple de bune practici (pp. 399–410). ARC / MEGA Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Chiricescu, A. (2018). Frontiera Imperiului Roman și UNESCO. Observații pe marginea unui studiu recent [The Limes of the Roman Empire and UNESCO. Observations on a recent study]. PLURAL. History, Culture, Society, 6(2), 216–230. https://doi.org/10.37710/plural.v6i2_13
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Costea, A. (2024, February 27). Ministerul Culturii pregătește includerea în Lista Patrimoniului Mondial UNESCO a castelelor Peleș și Pelișor, a anunțat ministrul Raluca Turcan pe Facebook [The Ministry of Culture is preparing to include Peleș and Pelișor Castles in the UNESCO World Heritage List, Minister Raluca Turcan announced on Facebook]. Digi24. https://www.digi24.ro/magazin/timpliber/cultura/castelele-peles-si-pelisor-ar-putea-fi-incluse-in-listapatrimoniului-mondial-unesco-2702765
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Coulls, A., Dival, C., & Lee, R. (1999). Railways as World Heritage Sites. ICOMOS Thematic Studies. ICOMOS International. https://www.icomos.org/studies/railways.pdf
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Cozma, E. (2020). Media Monitoring of the World Heritage Sites in Romania. PLURAL. History, Culture, Society, 8(2), 66–76. https://doi.org/10.37710/plural.v8i2_7
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Dacia. (2020). Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6447/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Danube Limes, R. (2020). Frontiers Roman Empire – The Danube Limes. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6446
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Fulton, G. et al. (2020). Guidance on Developing and Revising World Heritage Tentative Lists. UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS, IUCN.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Iamandescu, I. (2018). Presentation, Lista indicativa a României - rezultatele procesului de revizuire [Presentation, Indicative List of Romania - Results of the Review Process]. In Simpozion național „Patrimoniul cultural al județului Iași: evidență, protejare și valorificare”, Iași, 30-31 octombrie 2018. Iași.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Iamandescu, I. (2019). Workshop „On strategy to update the Tentative List for World Heritage properties of the Republic of Moldova, Chișinău, 14 – 15 February 2019. Chișinău.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
ICOMOS. (2004). ICOMOS Analysis of the World Heritage List and Tentative Lists and Follow-Up Action Plan. Paris. https://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/5297
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
ICOMOS. (2008). Outstanding Universal Value: Compendium on Standards for the Inscription of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List. Paris. https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2008/whc08-32com-9e.pdf
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
ICOMOS. (2018a). ICOMOS Evaluation Book, May 2018. Paris.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
ICOMOS. (2018b). Sites associated with memories of recent conflicts and the World Heritage Convention. Reflection on whether and how these might relate to the Purpose and Scope of the World Heritage Convention and its Operational Guidelines. ICOMOS Second Discussion Paper. Paris. https://www.icomos.org/en/home-wh/75087-sites-associated-with-memories-of-recent-conflicts-andthe-%0Aworld-heritage-convention-icomos-second-discussion-paper
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
ICOMOS. (2020). Sites associated with memories of recent conflicts and the World Heritage Convention. Reflection on whether and how these might relate to the Purpose and Scope of the World Heritage Convention and its Operational Guidelines. ICOMOS Second Discussion Paper. Paris. https://www.icomos.org/en/home-wh/75087-sites-associated-with-memories-of-recent-conflicts-andthe-%0Aworld-heritage-convention-icomos-second-discussion-paper
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
INP. (2017). Roșia Montană în Patrimoniul Mondial UNESCO. https://rosiamontana.world/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
INP. (2018). Brâncuși în Patrimoniul Mondial. https://brancusi.world/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Iosipescu, R. (2018). Biserici postbizantine din Curtea de Argeș / Restauări ale arhitectului André Lecomte de Noüy [Post-Byzantine Churches in Curtea de Argeș / Restorations by Architect André Lecomte de Noüy]. In Musteață, S. (ed.) Simpozion național „Patrimoniul cultural al județului Iași: evidență, protejare și valorificare”, Iași, 30-31 octombrie 2018. Iași.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
IUCN. (2006a). Enhancing the IUCN Evaluation Process of World Heritage Nominations: A Contribution to Achieving a Credible and Balanced World Heritage List. Gland. https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/import/downloads/vilm2005.pdf
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
IUCN. (2006b). The World Heritage List: Guidance and Future Priorities for Identifying Natural Heritage of Potential Outstanding Universal Value. Gland: IUCN. https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/import/downloads/ouv2006_english.pdf
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
IUCN. (2008). Outstanding Universal Value: Compendium on Standards for the Inscription of Natural Properties to the World Heritage List. Paris. https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2008/whc08-32com-9e.pdf
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
LIMES. (2021). LIMESC - Frontierele Imperiului Roman pe teritoriul României, Programul Național Limes. http://limesromania.ro/ro/articole/despre-proiect/misiuneanoastra/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Lista Indicativă, R. (2021). Lista Indicativă UNESCO [Indicative UNESCO List]. https://patrimoniu.ro/monumente-istorice/lista-indicativa-unesco
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Ministerul Culturii. (2016). Programul Național “Limes” (2015-2019) [National Program “Limes” (2015-2019)].
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Musteață, S. (2002). Starea patrimoniului mondial din România. Introducere [The State of the World Heritage in Romania. Introduction]. In S. Musteață (Ed.), Managementul patrimoniului mondial: de la situația din România la exemple de bune practici (pp. 7–36). ARC / MEGA Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Musteață, S., & Cozma, E. (2020). Community Heritage: Case of the Roșia Montană Mining Landscape in Romania. In D. Trškan and Š. Bezjak (Eds.), Archaeological Heritage and Education: An International Perspective on History Education (pp. 379–401). Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Musteață, S., & Cozma, E. (2020). Lupta pentru Roșia Montană: peisajul cultural vs. industria minieră [The Fight for Roșia Montană: Cultural Landscape vs. Mining Industry]. In S. Musteață (Ed.), Managementul patrimoniului mondial: de la situația din România la exemple de bune practici (pp. 311–356). ARC / MEGA Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Operational Guidelines. (2023). The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention. UNESCO. https://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Popa, A. (2023). Managementul integrat al patrimoniului cultural mondial din România. Studiu de caz: Frontiera romană din Dacia. Siturile de epocă romană de la Brețcu, Comolău și Boroșneu Mare [The Integrated Management of the World Cultural Heritage in Romania. Case Study: The Roman Frontier in Dacia. The Roman Era Sites of Brețcu, Comolău, and Boroșneu Mare], ASTRA Museum Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Popa, A., & Popa, A. (2020). Castrul roman de la Brețcu. Încercare de evaluare a principalelor particularități ale sitului în contextul înscrierii în Lista patrimoniului mondial [The Roman Fort at Brețcu. An attempt to evaluate the main features of the site in the context of its inscription on the World Heritage List]. In S. Musteață (Ed.), Managementul patrimoniului mondial: de la situația din România la exemple de bune practici (pp. 357–386). ARC / MEGA Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Postăvaru, I. (2018). Biserici cneziale din Țara Hațegului [Princedom churches from the Hațeg Country]. In Simpozion național „Patrimoniul cultural al județului Iași: evidență, protejare și valorificare”, Iași, 30-31 octombrie 2018. Iași.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Rassmann, K. et al. (2016). Copper age settlements in Moldova: Insights into a complex phenomenon from recent geomagnetic surveys. In Müller, J., Rassmann, K., and Videiko, M. (Eds.). Trypillia Mega-Sites and European Prehistory: 4100-3400 BCE (pp. 55–70). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315630731
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Tentative List. (2024). Tentative List, World Heritage. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Tentative List of Romania. (2024). Tentative List of Romania, World Heritage. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/?action=listtentative&state=ro&order =states
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
UNESCO. (2011). Preparing World Heritage Nominations. World Heritage Resource Manual. Second edition. 2nd ed. Edited by WHC. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. http://whc.unesco.org/en/preparing-world-heritage-nominations
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
Ungureanu, C. (2020). Muzica geometrică a pietrei de la Trei Ierarhi. Noi aspecte investigative [The Geometric Music of the Stone from Trei Ierarhi. New Investigative Aspects]. In S. Musteață (Ed.). Managementul patrimoniului mondial: de la situația din România la exemple de bune practici (pp. 387–397). ARC / MEGA Publishing.
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
WHC. (1994). Global Strategy for a Representative, Balanced and Credible World Heritage List. http://whc.unesco.org/en/globalstrategy/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
WHC. (2016). Roșia Montană Mining Cultural Landscape. https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6082/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article
World Heritage Convention. (1972). Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. UNESCO. http://whc.unesco.org/en/conventiontext/
Search in Google Scholar Back to article

The World Heritage Tentative List. A Case of Romania: Problems and Perspectives

Abstract

Paradigm

My account