IAA641 Urban Revitalization

What international organization is responsible for world heritage sites?

• UNESCO

• UNITED NATIONS

• Habitat for humanity

• Aga khan

What building inQatar is protect by the world heritage site designation

• Zubara fort

• Suq Waqif

• Masjid Abdel wahab

• Katana

Which of the following are advisory bodies to UNESCO

• ICCROM. International center for the study of preservation and restoration of cultural property

• ICOMOS

  international council on monuments and sites

• The world bank

• IUCN

  International union for conservation of nature

All cultural properties must meet the following.

• Outstanding universal value

• Condition of authenticity

• Heritage concept

• International context

Cultural heritage is defined in Article I of the world heritage convention. It includes the following.

• Monuments

  Architectural works

• Group of buildings

• Sites

• Hospitals

Which of the following World heritage are site selection criteria

• To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius

• To exhibit interchange of human value over a span of time

• To be an outstanding example of a type of building architecture

• To be in Africa or the Middle East

Which of the following are included in who’s selection criteria.

• To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement

• To contain superlative natural phenomena

• To contain the most important and significant natural habitats

• To be located in Europe and America