Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU by Niki Evelpidou, Tomás Figueiredo, Francesco Mauro, Vahap

Natural Heritage from East to West: Case studies from 6 EU by Niki Evelpidou, Tomás Figueiredo, Francesco Mauro, Vahap

By Niki Evelpidou, Tomás Figueiredo, Francesco Mauro, Vahap Tecim, Andreas Vassilopoulos

Cumulative international variations, taking place day-by-day, have an effect on vital facets of our lifestyles. attribute cultural and common background, together with websites of precious price, is lower than consistent chance. There are becoming pressures, of either average and human starting place, similar to wars, con icts, ordinary or technological mess ups and the results of world weather switch. those impress the continual degradation of many websites incorporated on this planet history checklist. as a result, rapid strategic measures needs to be taken. ordinary background is our legacy from the previous, that we inherited from our ancestors and go directly to destiny generations. it is important to achieve its worth and shield it by way of all attainable ability, implementing cutting edge and sustainable motion plans that advertise international overseas co-operation. This publication goals to deal with speci c normal historical past websites in Europe, from West to East. The six nations of analysis curiosity are Portugal, Malta, Greece, Italy, Romania and Turkey. for every case, the corresponding present prestige is gifted. this is often observed via instructed motion plans for cover and conservation, tra- ing projects that enhance the general public knowledge of normal history concerns and efforts to estimate the natural/environmental price of the websites. The booklet is the general results of an interregional initiative aiming to advertise convergence, impress public curiosity and suggest motion for radical adjustments in our angle in the direction of historical past conservation.

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