Why UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in Trouble (Ft.

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Is UNESCO World Heritage Designation a good thing? Or could it potentially do more harm to the very sites it intends to protect? Betty just wanted to do some research on how to better conserve local heritage architecture in Toronto and ended up going down a rabbit hole where she learned a bunch of stuff about how UNESCO works. She currently concludes that it is in crisis. #WithCaptions
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Sources (Notes):
1. web.archive.org/web/200802281...\\_761572407/Xi’an.html
2. www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
3. Meskell, Lynn. "UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention at 40: Challenging the Economic and Political Order of International Heritage Conservation." Current Anthropology 54, no. 4 (2013): 483-94. Accessed April 10, 2021. doi:10.1086/671136.
4. whc.unesco.org/en/convention/
5. whc.unesco.org/en/committee/
6. news.stanford.edu/2018/11/19/...
7. moocs.southampton.ac.uk/shipwr...
Further Reading (Bibliography):
US Withdraw from UNESCO: www.archpaper.com/2019/01/uni...
Brumann, C. 2012a. Exploring UNESCO-scape: how things happen in the World Heritage arena. Paper delivered at the conference on Shaping Heritage- Scapes: Processes of Patrimonialization in a Globalized World. University of Lausanne, Switzerland, August 27-28, 2012.
Fasulo, L. 2009. An insider’s guide to the UN. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
journals.openedition.org/terr...
Meskell, Lynn. A Future in Ruins: UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2020. global.oup.com/academic/produ...
Brumann, Christoph. The Best We Share: Nation, Culture and World-Making in the UNESCO World Heritage Arena. New York: Berghahn, 2021. berghahnbooks.com/title/Bruma...
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[@ARTiculations]

Some would probably translate Chang'an as "Perpetual Peace" or "Everlasting Peace." I like my translation better lol but you can fight me about it on Discord: discord.gg/4DWvahY94U

[@kuyabunsoyTv]

Is UNESCO RELIEF FUND real or fraud? Thank you for your reply

[@KhAnubis]

Okay, not first this time but it was great to finally get to collab with you!

[@MythologywithMike]

Great video and thank you for having my voice on! As a big history nerd I'm a bit biased towards UNESCO cuz preserving history is my literal job. I had no idea how the organization actually works and this was a great explanation

[@ARTiculations]

I think I've found the next place for you to send your resume to lol.

[@shramo]

I love how khAnubis' hands are always jumping on little trampolines just below screen.

[@benlawrence309]

Great video on UNESCO, though my only complaint about the organisation is the lack of recommendations and future-proofing of historically important sites. For example, just recently Liverpools waterfront was delisted from UNESCO. Which I have mixed feelings about because Liverpools Victorian docks up until recently had large dilapidated buildings and derelict land, which was very unattractive. On the other hand some of the development on Liverpool's Waterfront has been inappropriate and out of place for the area. But at the end of the day UNESCO never gave any clear direction for potential development, or rejuvenation of the docks.

[@ARTiculations]

I realised I say on screen at 13:14 there's a full quote but I forgot to copy paste it in lol. The description has the sources for you to check. You may also reach out to me in Discord if you have any trouble finding full quote.

[@plumpowder4793]

I find that, unless you are an arts/ architecture major we don't get a strong case for the conservation of culturally relevant sites in our education. News always refer to economy or o blic health as preasing issues, (and they are) but the agenda is rarely set for site preservation

[@KannikCat]

Hmmm, apparently I need to explore more of the UNESCO sites back home! (Though Vieux Quebec is wonderful! Do visit sometime. :) Also I don't think I realized just how extensive and expansive the UNESCO list had become. I never knew just what, if any, 'real' protections or enticements the designation came from, or that it was something you had to submit for, so thank you for illuminating it all for us. What's meaningful to preserve is a great conversation to, ongoingly, engage in. To which... count my vote for certain Brutalism buildings! (And I don't think I knew you were from Xi'an, I visited in 2012. :)

[@vanjagrigoriev1442]

Well made video! Good editing and interesting explanations

[@ashleycatt6824]

Thank you - this was a really fascinating video!

[@Yirutube]

I learn something from your video every time + I feel they are entertaining as well!

[@ARTiculations]

Thank you so much I appreciate this lovely feedback 😊

[@99jdave99]

Really interesting video! A small critique though; at 10:05 you reference the ICUN, but don't say what it's an acronym for (or if you did, it was long enough ago that I didn't remember you saying it prior).

[@ARTiculations]

It will be in closed captioning. Sorry it’s very delayed. I was going to put it on screen but didn’t get to it because I was editing at 3am lol.

[@ARTiculations]

Oh and it stands for “International Union for Conservation of Nature”

[@klana6755]

After recently coming across your videos and watching/enjoying several of them, I recommended you to nebula: She provides thoughtful and careful evaluations on architecture. Her evaluations are less based on personal opinions but considerate critiques based on a good understanding and care for architecture, society and culture.

[@ARTiculations]

Thank you so much!!

[@sharperhenz90]

Come to Old Quebec! Once COVID is over of course, it's a very bilingual place

[@ARTiculations]

Lol I know. I just want to at least try to speak some French, but it always comes out really bad 🤣

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

@@ARTiculations speaking in French . I'm brazilian so I'm speak Portuguese. Exemple ola como você está?(how are you?(tenha um bom dia!:have a nice day!) One question do you still speaking Chinese and how living abroad in Canada affect your Chinese speaking quality?

[@unknownPLfan]

Withdrawing from UNESCO feels like something the US would do. Also I had no idea the US withdrew. It also feels Trumpian but then again the process essentially started before Trump.

[@alejandroojeda1572]

Just read about why they withdrew...it's even worse than it seems. Basically it was a protest because a monument in Palestine was declared a UNESCO heritage site. And the reason you're not surprised is because it's not the first time this happens... Unfortunately. THEY ALSO DID IT WHEN THE USSR GOT THEIR FIRST SITE. At this point I'm surprised Cuba has heritage sites...

[@vrixphillips]

@@alejandroojeda1572 OH REALLY? And here I thought Obama was pro-Palestine.... but that's Democrats for you. Tell you one thing and do whatever the lobbyists tell them to. #votesocialistornotatall

[@maracohen5930]

Sadly, the integrity of UNESCO being compromised by UNGA quid pro quo politics as the Organization for Islamic Cooperation and the various Western Leftist-Marxist Members of that Brothel on the East River. What they did regarding Jerusalem was made them out to be lying whores who betrayed everything they purportedly stood for. I quit contributing to UNESCO at that time. And no, I’m neither an Obama or Trump supporter.

[@maracohen5930]

@@vrixphillipsJust goes to show that not all Dems are whores for “Progressive” propaganda.

[@AmitPurushottam-se3yk]

Climate Change and Role of UNESCO to maintain quality and quantity of the resources,with overwhelming response from scholars;to sustain life on earth is under tremendous pressure all due to climate change;population,socio-economic development;where effective management of resources very crucial.All Support.Inspiring

[@daanwillemsen223]

Great video! Tbh I actually like brutalist architecture 😅

[@plumpowder4793]

Me too! Brutalism has a lot of beauty and meaning but I think it puta people off how "raw" it can feel

[@ARTiculations]

Also, for people who use Chinese Traditional: Chang'an is 長安

[@ryeryeryerye]

ah yes chinese traditional, the script of perpetual pain

[@typo4859]

A1 work!

[@harriehausenman8623]

Great video! KhAnubis sent me :-)

[@vaiyaktikasolarbeam1906]

you re back

[@ARTiculations]

Never left (at least I don't think lol).

[@MLaserHistory]

booooooo brutalism boooooooo ! Looks awful!

[@ARTiculations]

How DARE you!! 😆

[@KnowHistory]

5th, but realistically 2nd:v

[@matthewbenedict5923]

I love this channel

[@KyalTagon-nl7cb]

Shar min aung.UNESCO.Paret.(1,2,3.)

[@dirkwyse1609]

[@KyalTagon-nl7cb]

Shar min aung Par... UNESCO

[@sanstalin7537]

Why China did not provide UNESCO with references to Tamils ​​in Guangzhou, a cultural city in China created by the Indian Tamil people?

[@64bit-]

china's history is so sick

[@ARTiculations]

Totally! I should do more videos on Chinese architecture and history haha.

[@harriehausenman8623]

Mongols FTW!

[@EPICoutcast24]

But are mongols the exception?

[@anessenator]

brutalism is cringe

[@marceloalmeida3850]

not really. brazilian brutalism has some nice buildings, specially those that mix the construction with a landscaping composed of our tropical forest.