Elena Perez-Alvaro
Biographic Data
| ID | 634090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Perez-Alvaro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Perez-Alvaro |
| SIGNATURE | PEREZ-ALVARO E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Conseil international des monuments et des sites |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1594-6563 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Underwater cultural heritage in the World Heritage framework
This paper examines the underrepresentation of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1972 World Heritage Convention. Although the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage provides a dedicated framework, submerged heritage remains inconsistently recognized in World Heritage processes. The paper traces the historical development of UCH rec…
Integral oceans heritage of indigenous communities
This article explores the concept of integral heritage, which encompasses the interconnectedness of memory, society, culture, nature, and the environment. By framing heritage not as isolated categories—natural, cultural, underwater, or intangible—but as a holistic entity, we can address pressing global challenges, particularly in the context of ocean management, sustainable development, and public health. The heritage found in our oceans—whether …
Underwater Cultural Heritage as a Water Resource
This article explores how knowledge of underwater cultural heritage can emerge as a valuable water resource, contributing to the water-related objectives outlined in the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and Goal 14: Life Below Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021 (UN Report, 2021) emphasizes the centrality of values in water resources governance. Throu…
Preserving Culture and Promoting Tourism
The Andean Baroque Route is a cultural and historical itinerary showcasing a collection of churches, cathedrals, and religious structures in the Andean region of South America. The Route spans countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia, reflecting the profound impact of Spanish colonialism and the Catholic Church on the region’s architectural heritage. In particular, the Andean Baroque Route in Cusco, Peru, features four iconic Baroqu…
Preserving the past, shaping the future
Purpose Underwater cultural heritage serves as both tangible and intangible evidence of humanity’s influence on all aspects of life. It bears witness to a shared memory and documents the countless changes that societies have faced and overcome over millennia. This article aims to examine the role of underwater cultural heritage in addressing the global challenges that communities face today. Design/methodology/approach This study illustrates how …
La tabaquera recuperada del pecio de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
La devolución de objetos culturales a sus comunidades de origen es una práctica que se está empezando a desarrollar en muchos países europeos. Sin embargo, el retorno de objetos culturales que se hallaban a bordo de barcos colonizadores hundidos durante la travesía, es todavía un tema poco explorado en la teoría y en la práctica. Este artículo analizará los desafíos antropológicos y legales que esta práctica, en caso de producirse, conllevaría, t…
The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group's Position Paper on the UK's ratification of the 2001 Unesco Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group (UHWG) is dedicated to protecting underwater cultural heritage in crisis, both within the United Kingdom (UK), UK Overseas Territories and internationally. In pursuit of this mission, the UHWG's objectives are threefold
Decommissioning Offshore Structures and Large Ships
Underwater Cultural Heritage in World Heritage Sites
The UNESCO World Heritage List is a compilation of sites worldwide acknowledged for their outstanding universal value to humanity. Established by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1972, the list encompasses cultural, natural, and mixed sites renowned for their historical, architectural, or natural significance. Although underwater cultural heritage sites are included among the listed sites, they are not distinctly mentioned as such. This ar…
Underwater Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict
This article explores the protection of underwater cultural heritage under the umbrella of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict as a guide to analyse the impact of armed conflict on underwater cultural heritage. During direct confrontations, underwater cultural heritage faces threats, including deliberate destruction, looting for profit, and damage from military activities. In fact, unde…
Exploring the extremes
Just as early navigators set sail to explore the oceans, astronauts venture into space to explore distant planets, moons, and celestial bodies. Exploring the depths of the oceans or travelling into the cosmos represents a quest for discovery, pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and understanding. Whether delving into the depths of the sea or reaching for the stars, the allure of these uncharted territories beckons adventurers and scientists…
The contribution of underwater cultural heritage to gender equality
This article will examine how underwater cultural heritage research can be an essential tool for reaching gender equality in the maritime world. It will examine the interplay of male and female identities in the maritime world of the past through the analysis of works of art depicting shipwrecks. This will make it possible to investigate the social representation of gender roles and produce ground-breaking research on the consequences of past his…
Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Disputed South China Sea
China's broad geopolitical strategy and positioning for global influence includes its averred legal position in relation to its sovereignty and jurisdiction in the South China Sea. A response to this legal position was the Philippines' initiation of arbitral proceedings constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Despite the non-participation of China in these proceedings, the arbitral decision of 2016 clarified a numbe…
Playing the values
Climate change and underwater cultural heritage
Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Disputed South China Sea
China's broad geopolitical strategy and positioning for global influence includes its averred legal position in relation to its sovereignty and jurisdiction in the South China Sea. A response to this legal position was the Philippines' initiation of arbitral proceedings constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Despite the non-participation of China in these proceedings, the arbitral decision of 2016 clarified a numbe…
Climate change and underwater cultural heritage
Exploring the extremes
Just as early navigators set sail to explore the oceans, astronauts venture into space to explore distant planets, moons, and celestial bodies. Exploring the depths of the oceans or travelling into the cosmos represents a quest for discovery, pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and understanding. Whether delving into the depths of the sea or reaching for the stars, the allure of these uncharted territories beckons adventurers and scientists…
Playing the values
Climate change and underwater cultural heritage
Maritime Archaeology and Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Disputed South China Sea
China's broad geopolitical strategy and positioning for global influence includes its averred legal position in relation to its sovereignty and jurisdiction in the South China Sea. A response to this legal position was the Philippines' initiation of arbitral proceedings constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Despite the non-participation of China in these proceedings, the arbitral decision of 2016 clarified a numbe…
The contribution of underwater cultural heritage to gender equality
This article will examine how underwater cultural heritage research can be an essential tool for reaching gender equality in the maritime world. It will examine the interplay of male and female identities in the maritime world of the past through the analysis of works of art depicting shipwrecks. This will make it possible to investigate the social representation of gender roles and produce ground-breaking research on the consequences of past his…
Underwater Cultural Heritage in World Heritage Sites
The UNESCO World Heritage List is a compilation of sites worldwide acknowledged for their outstanding universal value to humanity. Established by the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in 1972, the list encompasses cultural, natural, and mixed sites renowned for their historical, architectural, or natural significance. Although underwater cultural heritage sites are included among the listed sites, they are not distinctly mentioned as such. This ar…
Underwater Cultural Heritage and Armed Conflict
This article explores the protection of underwater cultural heritage under the umbrella of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict as a guide to analyse the impact of armed conflict on underwater cultural heritage. During direct confrontations, underwater cultural heritage faces threats, including deliberate destruction, looting for profit, and damage from military activities. In fact, unde…
Exploring the extremes
Just as early navigators set sail to explore the oceans, astronauts venture into space to explore distant planets, moons, and celestial bodies. Exploring the depths of the oceans or travelling into the cosmos represents a quest for discovery, pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and understanding. Whether delving into the depths of the sea or reaching for the stars, the allure of these uncharted territories beckons adventurers and scientists…
Integral oceans heritage of indigenous communities
This article explores the concept of integral heritage, which encompasses the interconnectedness of memory, society, culture, nature, and the environment. By framing heritage not as isolated categories—natural, cultural, underwater, or intangible—but as a holistic entity, we can address pressing global challenges, particularly in the context of ocean management, sustainable development, and public health. The heritage found in our oceans—whether …
Underwater Cultural Heritage as a Water Resource
This article explores how knowledge of underwater cultural heritage can emerge as a valuable water resource, contributing to the water-related objectives outlined in the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation and Goal 14: Life Below Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021 (UN Report, 2021) emphasizes the centrality of values in water resources governance. Throu…
Preserving Culture and Promoting Tourism
The Andean Baroque Route is a cultural and historical itinerary showcasing a collection of churches, cathedrals, and religious structures in the Andean region of South America. The Route spans countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia, reflecting the profound impact of Spanish colonialism and the Catholic Church on the region’s architectural heritage. In particular, the Andean Baroque Route in Cusco, Peru, features four iconic Baroqu…
Preserving the past, shaping the future
Purpose Underwater cultural heritage serves as both tangible and intangible evidence of humanity’s influence on all aspects of life. It bears witness to a shared memory and documents the countless changes that societies have faced and overcome over millennia. This article aims to examine the role of underwater cultural heritage in addressing the global challenges that communities face today. Design/methodology/approach This study illustrates how …
La tabaquera recuperada del pecio de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
La devolución de objetos culturales a sus comunidades de origen es una práctica que se está empezando a desarrollar en muchos países europeos. Sin embargo, el retorno de objetos culturales que se hallaban a bordo de barcos colonizadores hundidos durante la travesía, es todavía un tema poco explorado en la teoría y en la práctica. Este artículo analizará los desafíos antropológicos y legales que esta práctica, en caso de producirse, conllevaría, t…
The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group's Position Paper on the UK's ratification of the 2001 Unesco Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group (UHWG) is dedicated to protecting underwater cultural heritage in crisis, both within the United Kingdom (UK), UK Overseas Territories and internationally. In pursuit of this mission, the UHWG's objectives are threefold
Decommissioning Offshore Structures and Large Ships
Underwater cultural heritage in the World Heritage framework
This paper examines the underrepresentation of underwater cultural heritage (UCH) within the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1972 World Heritage Convention. Although the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage provides a dedicated framework, submerged heritage remains inconsistently recognized in World Heritage processes. The paper traces the historical development of UCH rec…
Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (12 works) · Archaeology (11 works) · Cultural heritage (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · Cultural heritage management (8 works) · Underwater (7 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (6 works) · Environmental resource management (6 works) · Environmental Science (6 works) · History (6 works)