Results of groundwater and seawater analyses for radioactive (3H, 222Rn, 223Ra, 224Ra, 226Ra, and 228Ra) and stable (D and 18O) isotopes are presented together with in situ spatial mapping and time series 222Rn measurements in seawater, direct seepage measurements using manual and automated seepage meters, pore water investigations using different tracers and piezometric techniques, and geoelec...

This article points to the possibility of the creative use of the UNESCO concept of heritage in the teaching of the history of medicine and pharmacy. This enriching teaching concept is of great importance, with 2002 being proclaimed the UNESCO Year for Cultural Heritage. The article discusses long-term experiences gathered at the Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences in Poland.

The UNESCO Charter on the Preservation of Digital Heritage, adopted in October 2003, is important for affirming the role of (national) heritage institutions and extending existing systems for preservation of documentary heritage to cover digital materials. This approach has distinct advantages, but has also been criticized for taking too narrow a view of the dynamic diversity of the digital env...

This paper presents the initial outcomes of the research project ‘Innovative approaches to water security using ICTs for systemic online negotiations’ carried out between the department of Systems at the OU, UNESCO PC-CP program and UNESCO-IHE Institute of water education. It explores how water conflicts could be managed by being prevented through integrated water management and through better ...

in this paper i would like to build on a report i’ve achieved in 2009 for the French ministry of Culture concerning the impacts of the intangible cultural heritage nominations on tourism (Fournier 2009). the case study i’ll specially focus on will be the “processional giants and dragons in belgium and France” which were first introduced as a “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of h...

The article discusses the post-socialist developments of urban public space in St. Petersburg, Russia. The city with a historic center protected by the UNESCO World Heritage status in combination with the Soviet legacy of lack of public participation is facing the problem of public space development. There are two controversial concepts of urban space represented in the public discourse that ar...

Development strategies invariably include education and human capital improvement as important components. These tend to focus on quantitative goals, such as achieving certain levels of educational enrolment or attainment. Thus, the two Millennium Development Goals that refer to education – universal primary education and gender parity by 2015 – are solely phrased in terms of educational quanti...

The Pollino Archaeological Landscape Project. authors report on a new project, the Project (PALP) that focuses landscape and archaeological research of mountains. This range is located border provinces Basilicata Calabria in southern Italy part National Park, founded 1993 declared UNESCO Geopark 2015. objective PALP to reconstruct transhumance routes map related seasonal pastoral habitations fa...

Over a period of four years from 2010 to 2014, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) has commissioned from international experts a series of policy briefs that — taken together — provide a comprehensive map of the terrain of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education. Covering topics ranging widely from the role of ICT in globalization t...