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World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders
Amareswar Galla
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Description for World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders
paperback. This thematic collection of 26 case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage in the context of sustainable development. Editor(s): Galla, Amareswar. Num Pages: 376 pages, 217 colour illus. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCM; LBBU; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 189 x 16. Weight in Grams: 832. Benefits Beyond Borders. 376 pages, 217 colour illus. Editor(s): Galla, Amareswar. This thematic collection of 26 case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage in the context of sustainable development. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: JHMC; KCM; LBBU; RNF. Dimension: 244 x 189 x 16. Weight: 832.
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 emphasises 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 ... Read more
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 emphasises 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
832g
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107610750
SKU
V9781107610750
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Ref
99-17
About Amareswar Galla
Amareswar Galla, PhD, is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Professor and Executive Director of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Copenhagen. He has worked on culture in poverty alleviation projects at several World Heritage sites including Ha Long Bay and Hoi An (Vietnam) and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (India). He is Editor-in-Chief of three research ... Read more
Reviews for World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders
'There is plenty of solid evidence presented here to justify the conclusion that World Heritage has become a vehicle for sustainable development.' David Harmon, Biological Conservation