Module 3: Assessing Heritage Significance and Values

This module will provide the participants with understanding of the methodology for assessing cultural heritage significance and values at city, neighborhood, building, or component levels especially keeping in mind the ethnic, social and religious diversity (to be linked with the recovery planning and reconstruction implementation). Focus will be placed on the importance of having a good understanding of the heritage attributes and associated values and their prioritization for the overall recovery process. This will be based on the previous module on documentation and survey.    

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Learning Outcomes

  • Ability to differentiate between heritage significance and values and learn about the different value types.
  • Learn how to identify, assess, and map heritage values and how to link them to corresponding attributes.
  • Learn about the dynamic and conflictual nature of values, and how to prioritize them.
  • Be able to conduct desk research, collect and analyze information from different sources.
  • Understand the role of value assessment in every stage of heritage recovery.
  • Understand the cultural significance and values of Mosul’s heritage.Ability to differentiate between heritage significance and values and learn about the different value types.

 Curriculum

  • Defining and differentiating heritage significance and values, and identifying types of heritage values.

  • Learning the methodology for identifying, assessing, and mapping heritage values and attributes.

  • Learning how to conduct desk research, collect and analyze information sources for assessing heritage significance and values.

  • Linking value assessment to different steps of heritage recovery.

  • Assessing the heritage significance and values of the tangible and intangible heritage of Mosul, mainly the urban and architectural values.

Topics

Topic 1-Introduction to heritage significance and values and their qualifiers 

Learning Objectives:

• Ability to differentiate between heritage significance and values           and learn about the different value types. 
Lectures
Classroom Activity
Field Activity
Reading
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Topic 3-Collection and analysis of information sources

Learning Objectives:

• Be able to conduct desk research, collect and analyze information       from different sources. 
Lectures
Classroom Activity
Field Activity
Reading
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Main Instructor

Rohit Jigyasu

Project Manager, Urban Heritage, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Manager, ICCROM







Cristina Iamandi

Conservation Architect and Urban Planner, Romania

Nicole Franceschini

World Heritage Leadership Programme Officer at ICCROM.


Omar Al-Hafith

Lecturer, University of Plymouth, UK

Contributors

Geraldine Chatelard
Jukka Jokilehto
Ali Haider Al-Jameel
Ayman AlShweiki 
Nima Valibeig
Qasem Jumaa
Rand Eppich
Siood Al-Omari
Georges Khawam
Emad Hani Ismaeel Al-Allaf
Omar Mohammed