The conference will explore the relationship between heritage and three interrelated aspects of sustainability and wellbeing. They include:
- Heritage and environment: How can heritage be brought to bear on the problems of environmental sustainability, including changing ecosystems, food security, and dwindling energy resources?
- Heritage and resilience: How does the past affect issues of social sustainability, including community adaptability, cohesion and identity?
- Heritage and wellness: How do cases of historical trauma and the processes of continuity and memory relate to physical and mental health of individuals and society?
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