Abstract Medieval mosques in Algeria represent an important architectural heritage that deserves to be identified, studied and preserved. Considering the period spanning 7th 15th centuries, this study investigated medieval Algeria, spatially socially, identify genotype establish whether such present same topological model governs their spatial properties. This adopted a new approach analysis of...

The aim of this paper is to discuss the reasons for erasing testimonies multicultural history small towns and their local heritage. concept testimony in article will refer linguistic landscape that present public space which comprises different types signs produced by both private people institutions. It has been assumed can transfer knowledge about intangible, immaterial aspects – information ...

The interactivity of internet 2.0 and conversations arising in the virtual environment – social networks – can be considered as representative of the average opinion of citizens and tourists, and analysis thereof, therefore, constitutes a valid tool with a view to exploration. We consider the fact that the constant presence of discourses relating to the heritage of certain destinations, the isl...

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and World Monuments Fund (WMF) are collaboratively developing for the international heritage field an open source, web-based GIS purpose-built for inventorying and managing immovable cultural heritage. GCI-WMF will release an “alpha” version of the Arches system as an open source project in December 2012, and a more advanced “beta” version in spring 2013. ...

Learning experience at cultural heritage site is highly necessary needed to visitor when visiting cultural heritage sites. However, it is not adequately provided with the existing of traditional media. Augmented Reality is an alternative of the current emerging technologies to be applied at cultural heritage sites to facilitate learning experience. This article presents the design and developme...

In this paper a series of holistic models are forwarded to show how the impact of heritage manifests itself at the level of individual ICT investment decisions, and the heritage site. These models will allow heritage site managers to conceptualise how different factors contribute to the social and economic impact. They will also highlight the link between a heritage site’s social and economic i...

This paper discusses a common reality in many cases of multilingualism: heritage speakers, or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from one language (their heritage language) to their dominant language (the language of their speech community). To demonstrate the relevance of heritage linguistics to the study of linguistic competence more broadly defi...

“OF MAKING MANY BOOKS THERE IS NO END,” writes the biblical author of Ecclesiastes—and so it seems that of the making of many international heritage conventions, principles, and guidelines there also seems to be no end in sight. Beginning with the 1931 Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments, through the 1964 Venice Charter, and continuing with the recent adoption of the 2003 I...

A hinterland in the old world of Islam, the early history of diffusion of Islamic civilization in Bengal is shrouded with mystery. Though the maritime and trade contacts between Arab world and Bengal can be traced during the early period of Islam, the religious and cultural interaction between these two far-fetched lands started growing only after the Muslim conquest of the region in the early ...

Dr. Sid Smith has written that one of the greatest challenges facing the church in the next century is ministering to the black family. 1 No church will be relevant unless it implements an effective program of family ministry. This is especially true of churches serving the black community, so black church development must respond to the needs of the black family. In his The Strengths of Black ...