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The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council

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appendix H<br />

German Limes (Obergermanisch Raetische Limes)<br />

<strong>The</strong> Roman frontier system developed under the<br />

Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius between the<br />

Rhine and the Danube in south-western Germany,<br />

inscribed as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire<br />

World Heritage Site in 2005.<br />

Governance Model<br />

A governance model sets out the way an organisation<br />

is steered and controlled identifying, for example,<br />

roles and responsibilities as well as reporting and<br />

management structures.<br />

Hadrian’s <strong>Wall</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> complex of frontier systems originally built on<br />

the orders of Emperor Hadrian in AD 122 and including<br />

its subsequent Roman modifications. Also used to<br />

refer to the linear stone and earthwork barrier itself.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Site was originally inscribed in 1987, becoming<br />

part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World<br />

Heritage Site in 2005.<br />

ICOMOS<br />

<strong>The</strong> International <strong>Council</strong> on Monuments and Sites,<br />

a non-governmental organization, was founded in<br />

1965 after the adoption of the Charter of Venice, in<br />

order to promote the doctrine and the techniques of<br />

conservation. ICOMOS provides the World Heritage<br />

Committee with evaluations of properties with<br />

cultural values proposed for inscription on the World<br />

Heritage List, as well as with comparative studies,<br />

technical assistance and reports on the state of<br />

conservation of inscribed properties.<br />

ICOMOS UK<br />

ICOMOS UK is the UK national committee of ICOMOS<br />

and is an independent charity that advises on aspects<br />

of World Heritage and sites for nomination across<br />

the UK. It promotes and supports best practice in the<br />

conservation, care and understanding of the historic<br />

environment.<br />

Inscription<br />

<strong>The</strong> formal process through which the World Heritage<br />

Committee decides whether a property should or<br />

should not be added to the World Heritage List. When<br />

deciding to inscribe a property on the World Heritage<br />

List, the Committee, guided by the Advisory Bodies,<br />

adopts a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value<br />

for the property. At the time of inscription, the<br />

Committee may also make other recommendations<br />

concerning the protection and management of the<br />

World Heritage property.<br />

Intangible heritage<br />

Intangible cultural heritage is the practices, expressions,<br />

knowledge and skills that communities, groups and<br />

sometimes individuals recognise as part of their cultural<br />

heritage. Also called living cultural heritage, it is usually<br />

expressed in one of the following forms: oral traditions;<br />

performing arts; social practices, rituals and festive<br />

events; knowledge and practices concerning nature<br />

and the universe; and traditional craftsmanship.<br />

Integrity<br />

Integrity is a measure of the wholeness and intactness<br />

of the natural and/or cultural heritage and its attributes.<br />

Examining the conditions of integrity, therefore requires<br />

assessing the extent to which the property: includes all<br />

elements necessary to express its Outstanding Universal<br />

Value; is of adequate size to ensure the complete<br />

representation of the features and processes which<br />

convey the property’s significance; suffers from adverse<br />

effects of development and/or neglect.<br />

Landscape Character<br />

<strong>The</strong> distinct and recognisable pattern of elements that<br />

occurs consistently in a particular type of landscape.<br />

LiDAR Survey<br />

Light Detection And Ranging Survey is undertaken by<br />

attaching a 3D laser scanner to an aircraft or helicopter.<br />

A cloud of measurement points across the landscape<br />

is produced as the laser-beam is fired at the ground<br />

and measured when it is reflected back to the sensor<br />

on the scanner on board the aircraft. Detailed terrain<br />

models can then be produced from this data, allowing<br />

mapping and identification of archaeological features,<br />

even those which are barely visible above ground.<br />

Limes<br />

<strong>The</strong> Latin term for ‘frontier’<br />

Nomination<br />

Countries (or States Parties) that have signed the<br />

World Heritage Convention, pledging to protect their<br />

natural and cultural heritage, can submit nomination<br />

proposals for properties on their territory to be<br />

considered for inclusion in UNESCO’s World Heritage<br />

List. Nominations to the World Heritage List are<br />

not considered unless the nominated property has<br />

already been included on the State Party’s Tentative<br />

List. If the Committee determines, based on the<br />

recommendations of its Advisory Bodies (ICOMOS and<br />

IUCN), that the nomination meets at least one of the<br />

necessary criteria, then the property proposed by the<br />

State Party is inscribed on the World Heritage List.<br />

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