League of Historical Cities

The League of Historical Cities (LHC) was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1987.[1] It holds a biennial world conference and provides cities from different cultures with a platform for bilateral cooperation and mutual learning. The League also acts as a think tank for bilateral cooperation and best practices.[2] It aims to strengthen affiliations between historic cities to exchange knowledge and experience and ultimately, world peace by deepening mutual understanding and building on the common foundation of historical cities to strengthen affiliations between cities.[3]

The League of Historical Cities
AbbreviationLHC
Formation1987
TypeNonprofit organization
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Xi'an, Konya, Ballarat, Gyeongju, Ljubljana, Bad Ischl, Shiraz
Websitewww.lhc-s.org
Formerly called
World Conference of Historical Cities Council

As of December 2014, the league is composed of 119 members from 66 countries and regions.[4] It is in partnership with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, International Council on Monuments and Sites and the Organization of World Heritage Cities.

World Conference of Historical Cities

The league holds a biennial world conference.

  1. Kyoto 1987 "Historical Cities in the 21st Century – Tradition and Creativity -"
  2. Florence 1988 "Historical Cities in the Future of Mankind"
  3. Barcelona 1991 "The Memories of and Futures of Cities"
  4. Kyoto 1994 "In Quest of the Wisdom of Historical Cities"
  5. Xi'an 1996 "Revival of Historical Cities"
  6. Kraków 1998 "Heritage and Development of Historical Cities"
  7. Montpellier 2000 "History of Value"
  8. Montreal 2003 "Conserving and Developing – How? With whom? Why? –"[5]
  9. Gyeongju 2005 "Today and Tomorrow of the Historical Cities: Preservation and Restoration of the Historical Cities"
  10. Ballarat 2006 "Sustainable Historical Cities: – Economics, Preservation and Visions for the Future –"
  11. Konya 2008 "Living Cultural Heritage in Historical Cities"
  12. Nara 2010 "Succession of Historical City with Creative Revitalization"
  13. Huế 2012 "Defining Universal Heritage Challenges and Solutions"[6]
  14. Yangzhou 2014 "Historical Cities: Ancient Culture Integrated into Modern Civilization"
  15. Bad Ischl 2016 "Smart, innovative, creative historical cities of the future"[7]
  16. Bursa 2018 "The Impact of Globalization on Culture and Way of Living"[8]

Member cities

Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America

Middle East

North America

Pacific

References
  1. "League of Historical Cities". Open Yearbook (Yearbook of International Organizations). UIA.
  2. "League of Historical Cities (LHC)". Vienna City. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
  3. "League of Historical Cities". City of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013.
  4. Brochure of the League of Historical Cities (PDF), 2020
  5. "Montréal 2003 – 8th World Conference – League of Historical Cities". Archived from the original on 24 March 2008.
  6. "World Conference of Historic Cities opens in Hue". Nhan Dan newspaper. 2012-04-17.
  7. "15th World Conference of Historical Cities". EUROCITIES. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
  8. League of Historical Cities 2018 Conference - Bursa / Turkey
  9. "Tainan becomes member of League of Historical Cities". The China Times. 26 July 2012.
  10. "Norwich enters historical league". BBC News. 17 July 2007.
  11. "Whanganui becomes member of League of Historical Cities". NZ Herald. 30 January 2020.
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