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UNESCO Chair

UNESCO Chair on Historic Urban Landscapes and Heritage Impact Assessments

The UNESCO Chair on Historic Urban Landscapes and Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment was established by UNESCO resolution in April 2022 at Hochschule RheinMain in the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering. It is the only UNESCO Chair in Hesse and the only UNESCO Chair at a university of applied sciences in Germany. The chair holder is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kloos.

Mission

The UNESCO Chair supports the conservation and sustainable development of Historic Urban and Cultural Landscapes inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, particularly when they are under pressure to change. It also develops expertise in planning, management, and project assessment, as well as strategies for conflict prevention and mediation in UNESCO World Heritage sites, with a focus on applied research, teaching, and knowledge transfer.

Research and teaching

Research

The UNESCO Chair researches the complexity of urban World Heritage sites on the basis of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape 2011. This includes research projects, publications as well as thesis and doctoral projects.

Research
Teaching

The UNESCO Chair on Historic Urban Landscapes and Heritage Impact Assessment is closely linked to teaching in the two degree programs Architectural Heritage Conservation (B.Sc.) and Sustainable Heritage Conservation (M.Sc.).

Teaching
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Publications on the UNESCO Chair

Press releases

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