Cultural Heritage and Its Protection in the Context of Critical Infrastructure Cover Image

Dziedzictwo kulturalne i jego ochrona w kontekście infrastruktury krytycznej
Cultural Heritage and Its Protection in the Context of Critical Infrastructure

Author(s): Piotr Tomasz Nowakowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: cultural heritage; cultural goods at risk of damage; critical infrastructure; protection of cultural heritage; Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage

Summary/Abstract: The subject matter of the paper is cultural heritage and its protection. At the beginning, the author defines the notion of cultural heritage. Afterwards, the problem of cultural goods at risk of damage is taken up, and cultural heritage is set in the context of critical infrastructure. Finally, the issue of protection of cultural heritage is discussed. The leitmotiv of the paper are remarks included in the United Nations Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 41-51
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish