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Sites are ‚works of man or the combined works of nature and of man, and areas including archaeological
sites which are of outstanding universal value from the historical, aesthetic, ethnological or anthropolo-
gical points of view.’ (Articlel 1 World Heritage Convention 1972)
‚Cultural landscapes are cultural properties and represent the „combined works of nature and of man“
designated in Article 1 of the Convention. They are illustrative of the evolution of human society and
settlement over time, under the influence of the physical constraints and/or opportunities presented
by their natural environment and of successive social, economic and cultural forces, both external and
internal.’ (II.A No. 47 Definition of World Heritage, Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of
the World Heritage Convention)
‚A continuing landscape is one which retains an active social role in contemporary society closely associa-
ted with the traditional way of life, and in which the evolutionary process is still in progress. At the same
time it exhibits significant material evidence of its evolution over time.’ (Annex 3 No. 10 (ii) Definitions
and Categories, Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention)
The cultural landscape “Dresdner Elbe Valley“ therefore meets the followin four criteria:
‚Nominated properties shall therefore‚….
ii) exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the
world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape
design;
iii) bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living
or which has disappeared;
iv) be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape
which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history;
v) be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is represen-
tative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become
vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change;…’
Figure 2.5
Definitions of terms
Source:
World Heritage Convention
1972, Operational Guidelines
for the Implementation
of the World Heritage
Convention
Figure 2.6
The Criteria II, III, IV and
V relevant to the cultural
landscape “Dresden Elbe
Valley” for assessment of
outstanding universal value
Source:
Guidelines for the
Implementation of the
Convention Concerning the
Protection of the World Cultural
and Natural Heritage
as relevant to assessment of
outstanding universal value