[PDF] World Heritage eBook

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 24,4 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780228101352

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"The eighth edition fully updates the book to add 42 new sites. World Heritage sites are judged under strict criteria with a view to the aim that they reflect the world's cultural and natural diversity and are of outstanding universal value. World Heritage Sites attracts a general readership as well as travellers and those with an interest in natural or human history, the Earth sciences, geography, conservation of the environment, wildlife and habitats; and planning and preservation."--

Author : Christoph Brumann
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1785330926

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The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 set the contemporary standard for cultural and natural conservation. Today, a place on the World Heritage List is much sought after for tourism promotion, development funding, and national prestige. Presenting case studies from across the globe, particularly from Africa and Asia, anthropologists with situated expertise in specific World Heritage sites explore the consequences of the World Heritage framework and the global spread of the UNESCO heritage regime. This book shows how local and national circumstances interact with the global institutional framework in complex and unexpected ways. Often, the communities around World Heritage sites are constrained by these heritage regimes rather than empowered by them.

Author : Haiming Yan
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 14,60 MB
Release : 2018-03-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1785338056

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There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Historic sites
ISBN : 9781554078271

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Each site has an entry explaining its historical and cultural significance, with a description and location map.

Author : Unesco
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,67 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : 9780007546978

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A unique guide to every UNESCO World Heritage site, this book explores some of the world's most extraordinary places.

Author : Unesco
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2016
Category : World Heritage areas
ISBN : 9781770858176

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Each site has an entry explaining its historical and cultural significance, with a description and location map.

Author : Peter Bille Larsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,93 MB
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1351608886

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In 2015, the General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention passed a ground-breaking Sustainable Development policy that seeks to bring the World Heritage system into line with the UN’s sustainable development agenda (UNESCO 2015). World Heritage and Sustainable Development provides a broad overview of the process that brought about the new policy and the implications of its enactment. The book is divided into four parts. Part I puts the policy in its historical and theoretical context, and Part II offers an analysis of the four policy dimensions on which the policy is based – environmental sustainability, inclusive social development, inclusive economic development and the fostering of peace and security. Part III presents perspectives from IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM – the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee, and Part IV offers ‘case study’ perspectives on the practical implications of the policy. Contributions come from a wide range of experienced heritage professionals and practitioners who offer both ‘inside’ perspectives on the evolution of the policy and ‘outside’ perspectives on its implications. Combined, they present and analyse the main ideas, debates and implications of the policy change. This book is key reading for all heritage professionals interested in developing a better understanding of the new Sustainable Development policy. It is also essential reading for scholars and students working in the area.

Author : Vanda Claudino-Sales
Publisher : Springer
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 24,71 MB
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9402415289

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This book presents the natural, environmental and scenic richness of the world’s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as “Natural World Heritage Sites”. Representing well-preserved areas of exceptional significance to the planet and to humankind, they include a total of 49 marine sites, formed by reefs, atolls and gulfs, and 35 coastal sites in all oceans and all continents with exception of Antarctica. They are being protected and preserved from most degrading uses for future generations as an important legacy from the past. Exploring their richness, this book analyzes and explains these sites in a clear, understandable, scientific way, and is of interest to all who work in or care about the geosciences, environmental sciences and biosciences.

Author : Mechtild Rössler
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2013-09-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1409484777

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In 1972, UNESCO put in place the World Heritage Convention, a highly successful international treaty that influences heritage activity in virtually every country in the world. Focusing on the Convention's creation and early implementation, this book examines the World Heritage system and its global impact through diverse prisms, including its normative frameworks, constituent bodies, programme activities, personalities and key issues. The authors concentrate on the period between 1972 and 2000 because implementation of the World Heritage Convention during these years sets the stage for future activity and provides a foil for understanding the subsequent evolution in the decade that follows. This innovative book project seeks out the voices of the pioneers - some 40 key players who participated in the creation and early implementation of the Convention - and combines these insightful interviews with original research drawn from a broad range of both published and archival sources. The World Heritage Convention has been significantly influenced by 40 years of history. Although the text of the Convention remains unchanged, the way it has been implemented reflects global trends as well as evolving perceptions of the nature of heritage itself and approaches to conservation. Some are sounding the alarm, claiming that the system is imploding under its own weight. Others believe that the Convention is being compromised by geopolitical considerations and rivalries. This book stimulates reflection on the meaning of the Convention in the twenty-first century.

Author : Anna Leask
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 17,60 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0750665467

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World Heritage Sites are some of the recognised locations around the world. This work covers the management issues encountered at cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It considers various aspects in arriving at solutions for site management principles. It covers issues such as WHS designation, marketing, visitor management, and more.