Seila, F.S. and Selim, G. (2023) Libya’s Cultural Heritage Sites at Risk: Problems, Challenges and Risks After the 2011 Revolution. In: Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA. 6th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA2023), 14-15 Jun 2023, Istanbul, Turkey. Alanya Üniversitesi , pp. 624-632.
Abstract
Libya has numerous heritage sites dating back to different historical eras in many regions, of which five are included in the World Heritage List. These sites suffer from a wide range of human threats, which increased after the Libyan revolution in 2011. UNESCO urgently called for the protection of several sites in Libya. This paper will focus on the increased human risks to heritage sites in Libya after its liberation. We aim to determine the damage caused to Libyan heritage sites and to what extent the war contributed to the emergence of these risks. This research builds on first-hand data gathered from governmental and institutional reports concerned with Antiquities in Libya and published reports of international organisations that worked in Libya during and after the war. The paper concludes that the lack of authority, the weakness of its administrative institutions, and human dangers are some of the challenges facing heritage sites in Libya.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 Fatma Seila Seila, Gehan Selim. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. |
Keywords: | Cultural Heritage Sites; Human Risks; Post-War; Libya |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2025 09:26 |
Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2025 09:26 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Alanya Üniversitesi |
Identification Number: | 10.38027/iccaua2023en0041 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:221488 |