Going Beyond

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Cultural Sustainability and the SDGs: Strategies and Priorities in the European Union Countries

“…Culture and sustainability are necessary linked and relevant, nevertheless most academics underline the low impact of culture on the SDGs (Duxbury et al, 2017;Erlewein, 2017;Throsby, 2017a;Turner, 2017). Actually, "Often approaches that relate culture and development have been limited to statements of intent and have been impractical, which may explain their poor consideration and inclusion in public policies" (Martinell, 2020, p. 5).…”

“…According to Throsby (2017) the SDGs definition did not take into account the relevant role of culture, focusing more in other aspects of the SD such as the environmental and the economic dimensions. However, Culture is explicitly mentioned within the 2030 Agenda framework regarding education (SDG 4), sustainable cities (SDG 11), food security (SDG 2), environment (SDG 13), economic growth (SDG 8), sustainable consumption and production patterns (SDG 12), and peaceful and inclusive societies (SDG 17) (Erlewein, 2017;Streimikiene et al, 2019;Wiktor-Mach, 2018). In addition, SDG 17 encourages inclusive alliances in sectors such as culture that are not otherwise reflected in the 2030 Agenda (Luque Gallegos, 2015).…”

“…Sustainability, defined as the "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Brundtland et al, 1987, p.23) is the new paradigm in the XXI contemporary world (Turner, 2017). With the main objective of improving sustainability in all its dimensions, in 2015 the United Nations (hereinafter UN) adopted the 2030 Agenda, which is an "action plan for people, planet and prosperity addressed to all world countries, regardless of their level of development, with the intention of eradicating poverty, protecting the planet, strengthening universal peace and access to justice" (United Nations, 2016c).…”

“…According to John Hawkes: "The initial strategies that need to be implemented to successfully achieve sustainability must be cultural ones" (Hawkes, 2001, p. 12). Nevertheless, the main cultural actors, as for example the UNESCO, confirm that culture is still a 'missing pillar' of sustainability and its role is still limited (Throsby, 2017a;Turner, 2017;Wiktor-Mach, 2018).…”

Optimization of Stabilizing Systems in Protection of Cultural Heritage: The Case of the Historical Retaining Wall in the Wisłoujście Fortress

“…A significant role in changing this situation was played by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which organized several international conferences (e.g., in Stockholm in 1998; in Hangzhou in 2013) about the interactions between sustainability and cultural heritage. They allowed incorporation of heritage as an immanent component of social and cultural aspects in the broader concept of sustainable development [2][3][4]. Therefore, the protection of monuments in its economic and social elements might be treated as an essential issue of contemporary modernization processes.…”