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World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders

By UNESCO

World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders

By UNESCO

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Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage sites and their Outstanding Universal Value in the context of sustainable development. The case studies describe twenty-six thematically, typologically and regionally diverse World Heritage sites illustrating their benefits to local communities and ecosystems and sharing the lessons learned with the diverse range of stakeholders involved. The volume emphasizes a holistic and integrated view of World Heritage, linking it to the role local communities play in management and protection, and to issues of ecosystem sustainability, and the maintenance of biological, linguistic and cultural diversity. Cross-disciplinary in its scope, this book will provide a meeting point for researchers, practitioners, community representatives and the wider public and will promote cultural and natural heritage conservation as a key vector of sustai
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2012-12-12
Publication Date:
2012-12-12
Publisher:
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
9231042424
Weight:
839 g
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