Part One: Preserving Philadelphia’s Past and Investing in Its Future: Sustainable Solutions for America’s First World Heritage City (Tourism TIG)

Preserving Philadelphia’s Past and Investing in Its Future: Sustainable Solutions for America’s First World Heritage City (Tourism TIG) 

CHAIR: STEVENS, Melissa (Global Philadelphia Assoc) 

PANELISTS: 

GROSSI, Patrick (Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia), 

BOLENDER, Kiki (Bolender Architects), 

HOLLENBERG, David (U Penn), 

FANELLI, Doris (Independence Nat’l Historic Park)

 

ABSTRACT: STEVENS, Melissa (Global Philadelphia Assoc) Preserving Philadelphia’s Past and Investing in Its Future: Sustainable Solutions for America’s First World Heritage City. In 2015, Philadelphia became the first “World Heritage City” in the United States. The achievement of this designation led to the creation of the World Heritage City Project, which was established to seize the opportunities that this new status affords the citizens of Philadelphia. With the impending withdrawal of the United States from UNESCO, the role of cities in preserving and promoting local heritage is more important than ever and essential to the long-term sustainability of such efforts. This panel brings together Philadelphia area heritage practitioners to discuss sustainable approaches to issues of heritage preservation, tourism, education, management, and promotion.

 

Session took place at the Society for Applied Anthropology • 78th Annual Meeting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania April 3-7, 2018