World
Heritage Sites
Group
6 – Europe
Of the 962 World
Heritage sites designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Culture Organization (UNESCO), the “European group: was responsible for identifying
and analyzing characteristics of 12 World Heritage sites. World Heritage Sites
are natural or cultural locations that UNESCO classifies as having special
cultural or physical significance. Our group was responsible for 12 European
Sites which included: the Orto Botanico di Padova, Italy; the historic city of
Trogir, Croatia; Canal du Midi, France; Delphi, Greece; Isle of Surtsey,
Iceland; Srebarna Nature Reserve, Bulgaria; City of Bath, England; Kronborg
Castle, Denmark; the Gran Dolina, Spain; the Garden Kingdom of
Dessau- Wörlitz, Germany; Western Caucasus, Russian Federation; and the
Blenheim Palace, England. This group was led online through the University of
West Florida GIS program. Each member was tasked to create a world
heritage site map of an assigned location with a description of the site, a
photograph of the location, and URL where users can find more information. The
maps were shared amongst the group using ArcGIS Online web-maps, and combined
they create a map gallery of the 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe.
These maps can be used to share in-depth knowledge and external resources about
UNESCO World Heritage sites. Additionally, the group was broken down into
separate teams in order to focus our strengths to complete the project. Jobs
included gathering resources, creating an introductory paragraph, correspondence,
generating a group summary, and a group leader. By working in a group, students
gained experience of collaborating in a team environment along with expanding
their GIS knowledge.
ArcGIS
Online Group Link: http://www.arcgis.com/home/group.html?owner=ntoscano&title=UWF%20GIS%20Group%206%20World%20Heritage%20Site%20Zone%20Europe
Map Gallery Preview:
Closing
Remarks:
This exercise was an interesting
project for each of us, it demonstrated the many challenges of group
cooperation and communication when using online tools, and paved the way for
future collaboration. This lesson also presented an opportunity to learn about
sites steeped in cultural history that many of us had never heard of before.
Resources
for Group 6 EUROPE
Main Resources:
The
two main sites utilized by all participating group members provided location
information, historical material, and additional access to photos.
This website contains information and reference map
of all the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Wikipedia contains crowd sourced information on all of the World
Heritage Sites. Much of the information is sourced and it provides an excellent
starting point for further research.
Unique Individual Resources:
Below are resources utilized by the members for their assigned
World Heritage Site.
·
“Delphi
Archaeological Site”, ancient-greece.org, accessed 19 Feb 2013, http://www.ancient-greece.org/archaeology/delphi-archaeology.html
·
“Botanical
Garden of Padova,” Universita Degli Studi Di Padova, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://www.ortobotanico.unipd.it/en/index.html
·
“Canal
du Midi HD,” Jack Johanson, posted to YouTube 4 Feb 2009, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1zT3DA-8uo
·
“Kronborg
Castle,” Agency for Palaces and Cultural Properties, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://www.kronborgcastle.com/
·
“Kronborg
Castle,” World Heritage Site, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://www.worldheritagesite.org/sites/kronborgcastle.html
·
“History
of Bath,” Mother Earth Travel, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://motherearthtravel.com/united_kingdom/bath/history.htm
·
“The
Royal Crescent in Bath,” Pictures of England, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Somerset/Bath/article/1044
·
“Western
Caucasus, Russian Federation,” Encyclopedia of Earth, accessed 20 Feb 2013, http://www.eoearth.org/article/Western_Caucasus,_Russian_Federation
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