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Second Symposium on UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape - Revitalising Historic Citie in Ballarat, Australia
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City of Ballarat, Federation University Australia’s Centre for Regional Innovation and Competiveness (CRIC) and Deakin University’s Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific (CHCAP), in conjunction with WHITRAP in Shanghai host the Ballarat’s second Symposium on UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape Revitalising Historic Cities.
Drawing together international, local speakers and expert participants including Dr Ron van Oers (Vice Director WHITRAP) and Dr Rohit Jigyasu (UNESCO Chair professor Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto,) the symposium includes multidisciplinary sessions on a range on Historic Urban Landscapes (HUL) themes and issues over two days.
The symposium includes a public event on Saturday 21 February, for community members to discuss their vision with experts and practitioners for the future of Ballarat and change in their local areas. A new Historic Urban Landscapes website, also the result of collaborations between the City of Ballarat and Federation University Australia, will be launched.

The important discussions which will emerge from this symposium will help guide Ballarat’s Historic Urban Landscape pilot program, the development of the Ballarat Heritage Strategy and contribute to the implementation of the Ballarat Strategy – a long-term road map for the future of Ballarat.
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