Technical notes (a) Derivation of terms

Associative cultural landscape


Associative cultural landscape is one of the
three main categories of cultural landscapes adopted
by the World Heritage Committee at its sixteenth
session in December 1992 (UNESCO 14 December 1992: 54-55) and
included in the Operational Guidelines (UNESCO
February 1996: 11, Paragraph 39).
Paragraph 39 (iii) of the Operational Guidelines
refers to associative cultural landscapes in the
following way:
39.
(iii) The final category is the associative cultural
landscape. The inclusion of such landscapes on
the World Heritage List is justifiable by virtue
of the powerful religious, artistic or cultural
associations of the natural element rather than
material cultural evidence, which may be insignificant
or even absent(UNESCO February 1996: 11, Paragraph 39).

Tongariro National Park in New Zealand and Uluru-Kata

Tjuta National Park in Australia were included in the
World Heritage List as associative cultural
landscapes in 1993 and 1994 respectively (UNESCO 4
February 1994: 39 and UNESCO 31 January 1995: 52).

In April 1995 Australia ICOMOS held an "Asia-Pacific Regional

Workshop on Associative Cultural Landscapes" (von Droste
et al 1995: Annex VI).

see Clearly defined landscape, Continuing

landscape, Cultural landscape, Organically evolved
landscape, Relict (or fossil) landscape


Authenticity

Also known as Test of authenticity and Conditions

of authenticity.
Paragraph 24 of the Operational Guidelines requires
that a cultural property nominated for inclusion in
the World Heritage List be considered for inclusion
only if it meets one or more of the cultural heritage
criteria and the test of authenticity.
Paragraph 24 (b) (i) of the Operational Guidelines as
reproduced below refers to the test of
authenticity.