Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites
Geopolitics can have a significant impact on historical monuments, by destroying them, protecting them, managing them, and promoting them internationally. During armed conflicts or geopolitical tensions, historical monuments can become targets of vandalism by tactical protest. This may be the result...
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press, Iasi, Romania
2023-11-01
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| author | Petronela SPIRIDON-URSU Iuliana-Gabriela BREABĂN Ion SANDU |
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| description | Geopolitics can have a significant impact on historical monuments, by destroying them, protecting them, managing them, and promoting them internationally. During armed conflicts or geopolitical tensions, historical monuments can become targets of vandalism by tactical protest. This may be the result of a desire to erase the symbols of a certain culture or to discredit an enemy. On the other hand, geopolitics can also protect monuments, by recognizing them as world heritage by organizations such as UNESCO, which can contribute to their conservation and restoration. Some historical monuments need restoration and conservation work to keep them in good condition. Governments and international organizations may allocate financial resources to these projects, and the allocation of these funds may be influenced by geopolitical interests. For example, certain countries may wish to support restoration projects of monuments in allied countries or with which they have special relations in order to strengthen their influence or promote their image internationally. The present paper wishes to highlight the impact of armed conflicts on cultural heritage and the need to update general strategies of cultural identity and community resilience, accepted and adopted worldwide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c21f4d5c1b84bab8fd1183577599c972024-01-15T10:42:59ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University Press, Iasi, RomaniaPresent Environment and Sustainable Development2284-78202023-11-01172279291https://doi.org/10.47743/pesd2023172020Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sitesPetronela SPIRIDON-URSU0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0100-0208Iuliana-Gabriela BREABĂN1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9201-1860Ion SANDU2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4088-8967Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iași, RomaniaFaculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iași, RomaniaInstitute of Interdisciplinary Research, Arheoinvest Center, Department of Natural and Exact Science, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Iași, RomaniaGeopolitics can have a significant impact on historical monuments, by destroying them, protecting them, managing them, and promoting them internationally. During armed conflicts or geopolitical tensions, historical monuments can become targets of vandalism by tactical protest. This may be the result of a desire to erase the symbols of a certain culture or to discredit an enemy. On the other hand, geopolitics can also protect monuments, by recognizing them as world heritage by organizations such as UNESCO, which can contribute to their conservation and restoration. Some historical monuments need restoration and conservation work to keep them in good condition. Governments and international organizations may allocate financial resources to these projects, and the allocation of these funds may be influenced by geopolitical interests. For example, certain countries may wish to support restoration projects of monuments in allied countries or with which they have special relations in order to strengthen their influence or promote their image internationally. The present paper wishes to highlight the impact of armed conflicts on cultural heritage and the need to update general strategies of cultural identity and community resilience, accepted and adopted worldwide.https://pesd.ro/articole/nr.17/nr.2/pesd2023172020.pdfheritage sitesenvironmentgeopoliticswarvandalismcommunitycultural identityresilience-building |
| spellingShingle | Petronela SPIRIDON-URSU Iuliana-Gabriela BREABĂN Ion SANDU Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites Present Environment and Sustainable Development heritage sites environment geopolitics war vandalism community cultural identity resilience-building |
| title | Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| title_full | Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| title_fullStr | Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| title_short | Geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability: Analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| title_sort | geopolitical changes and cultural vulnerability analyzing the influence on community resilience and heritage sites |
| topic | heritage sites environment geopolitics war vandalism community cultural identity resilience-building |
| url | https://pesd.ro/articole/nr.17/nr.2/pesd2023172020.pdf |
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