Preservation of natural and cultural heritage is often said to be something that is done for the
future, or on behalf of future generations, but the precise relationship of such practices to the …

ABSTRACT The Middle East and North Africa have witnessed a surfeit of geospatial data
collection projects, resulting in big databases with powerful deductive capacities. Despite …

The oceans harbor critical areas of marine biodiversity and underwater cultural heritage,
both of which require active protection and preservation for the future. Here, we consider …

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015 have influenced
the actions of international and intergovernmental organisations and governments around …

Substantial research on the topic of cultural heritage has been conducted over the past two
decades. At the same time, the overall output volume of journals and citation metrics have …

The Future of Digital Data, Heritage and Curation critiques digital cultural heritage concepts
and their application to data, developing new theories, curatorial practices and a more-than …

Within tourism studies, there has been limited attention to the concept of World Intangible
Cultural Heritage, its discursive normalisation and its effects at the level of the nation or …

Following the devastation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul by the Islamic State (IS),
UNESCO launched a project to 'Revive the Spirit of Mosul'. This article critically reflects on …

This piece aims to serve both as a commentary on papers in this special collection as well
as a more general observation of recent developments within the emerging interdisciplinary …

ABSTRACT Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been a
dominant theme over the past half century; yet, cultural heritage continues to be generally …