When mentioning UNESCO World Heritage, you may think of famous cultural and natural heritage sites such as the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, but do you know that “cultural landscapes” represent more than 10% of the World Heritage List? The listed cultural landscapes include the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in the UK, the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in China, and the Tongariro National Park in New Zealand, etc. In Hong Kong, we also have some well-known places which are "cultural landscapes", such as the Lion Rock, Tai O Stilt Houses and Lai Chi Wo. Formed under the long-term harmonious human-nature interaction, cultural landscapes can inspire us to transcend the conventional dichotomy between culture and nature and help us pursue sustainable development from a holistic perspective.

提起聯合國世界遺產，大家可能會想起印度泰姬陵和澳洲大堡礁等文化遺產和自然遺產，但你知道有超過十分之一的世遺項目是列為「文化景觀」嗎？這些文化景觀包括英國皇家植物園──邱園、中國紅河哈尼梯田，以及紐西蘭的湯加里羅國家公園等，均是人類與自然環境長期和諧互動而成。香港也有為數不少的「文化景觀」，例如獅子山、大澳棚屋及荔枝窩等。認識文化景觀有助啟發我們突破固有的人／自然二分法思維，學習以整全的角度推動可持續發展。

The “Understanding Cultural Landscape” course of the Academy for Sustainable Communities introduces the basic concepts of cultural landscape and the cases of effective cultural landscape management. The course will explore the wisdom of living and aesthetic elements contained in local and overseas cultural landscapes, and discuss about the importance of cultural landscapes to rural and urban sustainability. The course is not only suitable for cultural and environmental conservationists, urban planners, teachers and tourism practitioners, but also the general public.

永續社區學院的「認識文化景觀」課程介紹文化景觀的概念及有效管理的例子，探索本地和海外文化景觀蘊含的生活智慧和美學元素，並配合本地實地考察，討論文化景觀對城鄉永續發展的重要性。課程除了適合文化和環境保育、城市規劃、教育和旅遊等界別人士以外，也適合一般公眾報讀。

CEF Reimbursable Course (CEF Course Code: 44Z127634)

持續進修基金可獲發還款項課程編號：44Z127634

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