Overview
HERM 475: World Heritage Studies II will explore different aspects of World Heritage with a focus on practical applications and implications. It will offer an overview of a broad range of topics and practical matters related to World Heritage conservation and management. The course will examine the evolution of World Heritage policies and practices over the past fifty years of experience in implementing the Convention. These changes have specifically affected methods and approaches adopted by the World Heritage Committee and States Parties to enable informed decision making. Specifically, World Heritage Studies II will examine the Global Strategy for a representative and credible World Heritage List, the interaction between cultural and natural heritage, World Heritage policies and practices related to climate change, sustainable development, and Indigenous heritage sites, innovative strategies to manage tourism at World Heritage sites, and capacity building for experts, site managers, and local communities. The course will conclude with a reflection on new approaches to heritage conservation and management, geopolitical considerations, and future directions. The course will use case studies from Canada and around the world to analyze a series of approaches to World Heritage conservation and management and to introduce the challenges of linking the protection of World Heritage properties with present and future environmental, social, cultural, and economic needs.
Learning outcomes
By completing HERM 475: World Heritage Studies II, you will develop an understanding of the diversity of issues encountered in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. After completing the course, you should be able to
- debate the goals and effectiveness of past and current World Heritage policies, practices, and initiatives;
- assess the impact of various factors, including climate change and tourism, on the sustainability of World Heritage sites; and
- examine future directions for World Heritage, including new approaches and trends influencing World Heritage conservation and management.
Evaluation
To receive credit for HERM 475, you must complete all of the assignments and achieve a minimum composite course grade of D (50 percent).
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1: Online Participation (readings discussions) (ongoing) | 20% |
| Assignment 2: Online Participation (synchronous virtual meetings) (ongoing) | 10% |
| Assignment 3: Create a Blog Post | 25% |
| Assignment 4: Write a Solution for the PANORAMA Platform鈥擯art I | 10% |
| Assignment 4: Write a Solution for the PANORAMA Platform鈥擯art II | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
All materials are available online.