Protecting natural and cultural heritage in the Western hemisphere : lessons from the past ; looking to the Future

In November of 2001, the U.N. general assembly declared 2002 the United Nations year for cultural heritage. Protecting natural and cultural heritage in the Western hemisphere: Lessons from the past; Looking to the future, at Harvard's Graduate School of Design December 5-7 2002, was the last of a series of worldwide events held under the aegis of the World Heritage Center and following the U.N. general assembly meeting in New York, which marked the end of the convention's 30th anniversary year. Short survey.