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Showing 1 to 20 of 118 for “"World Heritage"”.
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Repurposing Colonialism: Postcoloniality and the Politics of World Heritage
… South have increasingly sought to inscribe their heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. World Heritage listing is considered prestigious because it brings global recognition, secures political legitimacy, boosts tourism, and attracts economic investment. Within the Indian Ocean Region, …
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When home becomes world heritage : the case of Aleppo, Syria
… One such list for the conservation of cultural heritage objects is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. In this thesis, I seek to understand how this international device impacts planning at a local level, specifically in the context …
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The Experience of Space and Place in World Heritage Site Management
… academic discourse and visitor experience at World Heritage Sites, investigating whether it is possible to put ‘’authenticity based on sound research’’ at the heart of the visitor experience (ICOMOS 2011), whilst still “preserving and promoting the spirit of place” (ICOMOS 2008).<br/>Using an …
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A Sustainable livelihood approach in a world heritage area: Ayutthaya, Thailand
… might yield sustainable livelihood. Cultural and heritage tourism can provide significant revenue to local people but it can also have a negative impact on the heritage. The UNESCO World Heritage programme recognizes globally significant heritage and such recognition results in an increase of …
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Modelling visitor experience: a case study from World Heritage Sites, Thailand.
… Modelling Visitor Experience: A Case Study from World Heritage Sites, Thailand. The research is conducted in three historical parks in Thailand by using an inductive approach of Grounded Theory. This aims to propose a model of visitor experience of heritage. It focuses on experience consumption …
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Characterisation of air masses passing over the Vredefort Dome world heritage site
… Scientific and Cultural Organisation) world heritage site. It is the largest and second oldest meteorite impact structure in the world and is situated in the Witwatersrand basin (containing ~40% of the world's gold resources). In addition to the economic importance of the Vredefort …
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Participatory dynamics and public values in World Heritage sites: the case of the World Heritage serial site Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and the Monreale (Italy).
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Global heritage cities : managing complexity of cultural world heritage sites in global cities
… global cities that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are referred as global heritage cities hereafter. In this rapidly globalising world that is market-driven, the binary approach of managing change in historic cities while promoting their sustainable development and …
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Low-income communities in World Heritage Cities : revitalizing neighborhoods in Tunis and Quito
… goals of revitalization have played out in two World Heritage Cities, Tunis and Quito. Findings indicate that low-income residents have indeed benefited from revitalization projects in both cases. Drawing from these experiences, this thesis reveals four common elements in the process through …
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A Tale of Three Cities: An Evaluation of Urban World Heritage Management in Mexico
<p>UNESCO's World Heritage list aims to protect tangible and intangible World Heritage of "universal value." Mexico ranks third worldwide, surpassed only by Italy (16) and Spain (12), with ten World Heritage cities, an accomplishment frequently touted in official rhetoric and tourism promotion. …
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Two in one: explaining the management of the Okavango Delta World Heritage Site, Botswana
… of their outstanding universal significance, World Heritage sites are worthy of special protection by the international and local communities. They obtain this status after being listed under the UNESCO 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. In …
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The local identity politics of world heritage : lessons from Galle Fort in Sri Lanka
Institutionalized heritage protection has become a global phenomenon, and the UNESCO World Heritage program is perhaps the most well-known of these efforts. Although the List is intended to be concerned only with heritage, in reality it also serves as a global stage for broadcasting geopolitics, …
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Conservation and building practice in a world heritage city : the case of Sana'a, Yemen
The unique architecture of Sana'a, Yemen has been the focus of international conservation efforts, which have stimulated local interest and contributed to the formation of a local discourse. Because conservation followed so quickly on the heels of modernization, Sana'a provides an opportunity to …
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Heritagisation, political action and social justice : Palestine’s Dheisheh refugee camp as a world heritage site
… dissertation strives to present a perception of heritage as a process, and to propose refugee heritage as a counter-narrative for authorised heritage. Its theoretical framework is based on dialectical arguments raised around each emerging question. The dissertation investigates the progression of …
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Diversity, phylogeny and biostratigraphy of diprotodontoids (marsupialia: diprotodontidae, palorchestidae) from the Riversleigh world heritage area
… limestone deposits of the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland. In this thesis a new diprotodontoid genus and five new species are described from Riversleigh, as well as additional material from Riversleigh for the palorchestids Propalorchestes novaculacephalus and …
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The investigation of energy efficiency measures in traditional buildings in the Oporto World Heritage Site
… reduction of CO2 emissions. Thermal regulations worldwide promote it, for both new and existing buildings. Among the existing stock, traditional and historic buildings pose the additional challenge of heritage conservation. Their energy efficiency upgrade raises the risk of provoking negative …
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Inscribing Violence: Quantifying the Impact of World Heritage Site Inscription on Direct and Structural Violence.
<p>The World Heritage Program and nomination process have undergone considerable criticism regarding their impact on host nations. These critics have often described violence as an unintended side-effect of heritage sites, but this research has lacked a systematic analysis of types of violence …
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