The case for a cultural footprint

In the framework of the “Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages” of the European Parliament, Jordi Baltà present his report ‘Approaches to a cultural footprint: proposal for the concept and ways to measure it’.

The report discusses the concept of ‘cultural footprint’ and examines its political implications. The notion of a cultural footprint is inspired by the ‘ecological footprint’ used since the 1990s to measure the impact of human action on natural resources and on ecosystems’ capacity to regenerate. Importing the idea of a ‘footprint’ into
a cultural context emphasises the importance of culture for sustainable human development. The development of a cultural footprint is a first step towards developing effective cultural policy impact assessments.

The conference is scheduled as follows:

Conference in Room R3. European Parliament (Strasbourg)

Interpretation: EN | ES | FR | DE

9:00 Registration at

European Parliament
1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
CS 91024
F-67070 Strasbourg

10:00 Welcome Speeches

Mr François Alfonsi. Chairman Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages
Mr Csaba Tabadji. Chairman Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages

10:15 UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s languages in danger

Ms Anahit Minasyan, UNESCO’s programme specialist on endangered languages
Dr Christopher Moseley, editor in chief of the third edition of the Unesco Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.

11:00 The case for a cultural footprint

Mr Jordi Baltà Portoles. Co-Author of the Centre Maurits Coppieters report on “The cultural Footprint. concept and ways to measure it” who is also project coordinator at the Interarts Foundation (Barcelona) and researcher in the areas of cultural policy and international cultural cooperation.

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This Conference is financially supported by the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not liable for the content of the conference nor the opinions of the speakers.

This conference is an initiative of the European Parliament Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages supported by the Centre Maurits Coppieters.