Culture in Sustainable Development : Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments : Proceedings of the Conference on Culture in Sustainable Development: Investing in Cultural and Natural Endowments Held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on September 28-29, 1998

by Serageldin, Ismail; Martin-Brown, Joan; World Bank; Unesco

• ISBN13: 9780821344668
• ISBN10: 0821344668
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: World Bank

Table of Contents

Letter from Hillary Rodham Clinton
Preface
Acknowledgments
Welcome	p. 3
Culture and Sustainable Development: Investing in the Promise of Societies	p. 5
Opening Keynote Address: Sustaining Culture and Creative Expression in Development	p. 8
The Natures of Culture: The Natural and Human Environment	p. 13
The Social Dimensions of Culture and Contemporary Expressions	p. 16
Cultural Heritage: Economic Challenges and Opportunities	p. 21
The Intrinsic Value of Heritage	p. 24
Cultural Heritage in the Global Information Millennium	p. 27
Economic Benefits and Public Finance: The Role of Governments	p. 33
The Role of Private Financing in Sustainable Cultural Development	p. 37
A Vision of Gender in Culture	p. 47
Culture, Gender, and Heritage in Development	p. 51
Shadow Hands: Culture and Survival in Nature	p. 61
The British Experience	p. 69
Reconstructing the Past to Build the Future: Rescue and Preservation of Cultural Heritage	p. 72
Investing in Cultural Industries	p. 78
Supporting the Contemporary Expression of Culture	p. 82
Conserving Cultural Heritage	p. 87
Promoting Cultural Partnerships	p. 92
Introduction	p. 95
Partnerships in the International Community for the Stewardship of Cultural Heritage and the Living Arts	p. 97
Summary of Conference	p. 101
Concluding Remarks	p. 105
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