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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
W o r l d C o n s e r v a t i o n C o n g r e s s I U C N I C O M O S C u l t u r e / N a t u r e J o u r n e y
2 ‐ 5 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6 , H o n o l u l u , H a w a i ’ i
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T h e H i s t o r i c U r b a n L a n d s c a p e A p p r o a c h
I n tegrating Cultural/Natural Va l u e s i n Ur b a n Co n s e r v a t i o n
Mainstreaming UNESCO HUL for Sustainable Human Settlements
P a t r i c i a M . O ’ D o n n e l l , A I C P , F A S L A
UNESCO HUL & Mainstreaming Contributor
ICOMOS ISC CIVVIH ICOMOS ISC Cultural Tourism
I C O M O S ‐ I F L A I S C C u l t u r a l L a n d s c a p e s
H e r i t a g e L a n d s c a p e s L L C
Preservation Landscape Architects & Planners
Intramuros, Manila
Tangible and intangible heritage are sources of social cohesion,
factors of diversity and drivers of creativity, innovation and urban
regeneration‐ we must do more to harness this power”
Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, World Urban Forum, 2012
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
HUL for Urban Sustainability
Culture Permeates
Heritage Sustains
Economy Society
Environment
SUSTAINABILITY
Cultural Capital
Heritage Assets
Economic
Assets
Societal
Assets
Environmental
Assets
SUSTAINABILITY
The nature and culture of each human settlement shapes its identity & authenticity

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Development of the HUL Concept
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Defining HUL Urban Culture & Nature

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Comprehensive HUL Tool Groups require partnership
1. Community Engagement
2. Knowledge & Planning
3. Regulatory Systems
4. Financial Tools All underpinned by good governance
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
HUL embraces the layers of the city

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
What is “Sustainable”?
 What do traditional patterns tell us? They guide toward sustainability.
 Development requires a vision inclusive vision, a plan and implementation
 Public engagement and learning in culture/nature conservation and HUL approach
 OAS Caribbean Study, planning, regulatory, incentive framework, Jeff Soule, APA
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
2011 HUL Action Plan Defined Next Steps

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
H U L M a i n s t r e a m i n g P r o g r e s s t o 2 0 1 6 +
Recent HUL mainstreaming progress and related
2005 to present useful diverse urban initiatives, plans, projects
2008‐12 Case Studies in Developing Historic Cities, Lyon‐OWHC‐WHC
2011+ WHITRAP mainstreaming projects, Ron van Oers, colleagues
2012 The Historic Urban Landscape, Bandarin and Van Oers
2013 IUCN ICOMOS Connecting Practices Initiative
2013 Rio WHC/IPHAN HUL Mainstreaming Level 2 Meeting
2015 HUL Reconnecting the City, Bandarin, Van Oers, et al
2015 UN Sustainable Development Goals and Targets
2015 WHC Urban Heritage Study, Turner, O’Donnell, et al
2016 The HUL Guidebook: Managing heritage in dynamic and
constantly changing urban environment
2017 HUL Mainstreaming Book, underway Bandarin, Pereira Roders
IUCN ICOMOS Connecting Practices
Recognizing Entangled
Biodiversity & Cultural
Diversity as Inseparable
2 SEPTEMBER 2016 PATRICIA M. O’DONNELL, HERITAGE LANDSCAPES
natural
habitats
tangible
heritage
human
shaped
habitats
intangible
heritage
Biological
Diversity
Cultural
Diversity
Connecting
Practices

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
The future we want integrates Culture and Nature
Integrate UN Sustainable Development Goals & Targets
Our future will be decided in cities, Joan Clos, UN‐Habitat Exec. Director, Habitat PreCom
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Employ Diverse Tools  The Future we want includes Culture
Integrate UN Sustainable Development Goals & Targets
SDG Goal 11: Make cities and human
settlement inclusive, safe, resilient
and sustainable
7 targets all relevant to cultural heritage:
housing, basic services, upgrade slums; transport systems; disaster planning and response;
air quality, waste management; participatory planning/management of inclusive
urbanization; accessible green space; link urban, peri‐urban, rural; and
11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
2015 World Heritage Centre Urban Heritage Study
WHC study ‐ detailed status of human settlements by international team
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
2015 World Heritage Centre Urban Heritage Study
Selected Study Findings Overview
 Defining human settlements‐ city town village‐ density at any scale UN Habitat 1, 1976
 World Heritage 571 listings, urban heritage count at 1,631, increase from 819 in 2009
 Urban heritage threats not easily addressed in SoC reports, more study needed
 WH Tentative Lists require study to understand trends in nominating urban heritage
 Deeper engagement of Advisory Parties, IUCN, ICCROM, ICOMOS would aid progress
 HUL mainstreaming progressing at local level, not state party reported
 Urban heritage case study global progress noted, parity of data needed
 Urgent capacity building/training needs, to foster good governance and management

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
2015 World Heritage Centre Urban Heritage Study
Concentration of World Heritage
inscribed human settlements
with over half of the 1,631 in
only 6 state parties
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
THE HUL GUIDEBOOK 2015, Global Case Studies
The HUL Guidebook:
Managing heritage in dynamic and
constantly changing urban environments,
A practical guide to UNESCO’s
Recommendation on the Historic Urban
Landscape
Credits‐
UNESCO World Heritage, WHITRAP,
Ballarat, Federation University Australia
Launch‐
15th World Conference of the League of
Historical Cities, Bad Ischl, Austria, 2016

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
The HUL Guidebook‐Community Engagement‐Cuenca, Ecuador
Highlight natural systems
that underpin the city
 hydrology
 topography
 geomorphology
 geology, geotechnical
Now! What do you
think?
Inclusive co‐learning
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Integrate Culture and Sustainability
World Bank Indian Heritage Cities Inclusive Urban Revitalization Guidelines
Planning and action cycle:
1.build team
2.engage community, define
values, identify assets
3.shape city vision, plan
4.define target projects
5.Implement, measure
performance

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
World Heritage Stone Town
N’Gambo HUL Workshop
Team
Integrates HUL & UN SDGs
Foster Island-wide planning
for human settlements,
agriculture,
Conserve and manage
natural & cultural assets
Zanzibar National Spatial Development Strategy
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Key Factors‐ Good Governance and Sound Planning
Zanzibar National Spatial Development Strategy
 Enabling Transformation- 4 threads- people, growth, investment, environment
 Society- inclusion, equity, poverty alleviation, mobility
 Economy- employment, emerging technologies, heritage as one driver
 Environment- air-water quality, land use, food security, livelihood
 Cultural assets of Zanzibar and Pemba Islands integrated in territorial context

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Intramuros Identity & Urban Design Guidelines
World Bank AusAid funded Technical Assistance
Historic Core of Manila, interdisciplinary team, sustainability, poverty alleviation:
 Intramuros Road Map, Observed Land Use, Research
 Private Public Partnership Agreements for Development
 Informal Dwellers Survey and Housing Planning
 Intramuros Mobility Plan and Initial Projects
 Intramuros Identity and Urban Design Guidelines
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Intramuros Identity & Urban Design Guidelines, HUL approach brought to ground
Signal of Intramuros identity and character ‐ Land Use District 1‐ Fortification Walls, Open Spaces, Street
Promenade, Open Space and Tourist Uses with Limited Small Scale Development

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Integrated Example‐Goals 13 Climate Action, 14 Life below water, 15 Life on land
JACKSON PARK – Entangled Culture & Nature Olmsted & Habitat Integration
Collaboration  Project 120  Chicago Park District  Army Corps  Heritage Landscapes
PATRICIA M. O’DONNELL
Partnership for ecology, heritage and park use uplift‐ expanding to South Parks framework planning
process with community engagement, economic and social benefits for challenged neighborhoods
Jackson Park Great Lakes Fisheries Ecological Restoration Project Highlights
 300+ diverse native plant species(Chicago 500‐mile radius)
 1,400 new native trees 330,000 new native shrubs
 1,000,000+ new flowering forbs and grasses
 74 distinct plant communities across 10 ecosystem types
 12 new overlooks in historical locations
 10,000 linear feet pathways connecting existing and historical trail systems
2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS

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2 September 2016 MAINSTREAMING UNESCO HUL Patricia M. O’Donnell, FASLA, AICP, ICOMOS
Thank you
The Historic Urban Landscape Approach
Integrating Cultural/Natural Values in Urban Conservation
Mainstreaming UNESCO HUL for Sustainable Human Settlements
Intramuros, Manila