17-19 February 2010
"Urban Heritage Keystones of Livability" 
UNESCO Meeting on the Draft Recommendation on the Conservation of HUL 
Patricia M. O'Donnell, FASLA, AICP, Heritage Landscapes
Paris, France

In February 2010 UNESCO World Heritage Cities Program hosted a meeting to develop a pre-final draft of UNESCO Recommendation on the Conservation of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) in Paris, France. Patricia O'Donnell was one of several participants and presented on historic urban landscapes and tools to document the tangible and intangible values of heritage cities.  Her presentation cited and described the cases of Riverside, Illinois; Annapolis, Maryland; and the Fort Wayne, Indiana to regulatory, financial, and educational and community involvement tools for preservation.  

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Experts meeting for the Draft Recommendations on the Conservation of HUL.

View of the neighborhood surrounding the UNESCO World Headquarters in Paris.

First floor interior view of UNESCO World Headquarters.