Extreme heritage management [[electronic resource] ] : the practices and policies of densely populated islands / / edited by Godfrey Baldacchino

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461362803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-39514-2; 9786613395146; 0-85745-260-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Collana: Space and place ; ; v. 6
• Altri autori (Persone): BaldacchinoGodfrey
• Disciplina: 304.20914/2
• Soggetti: Islands - Environmental aspects; Cultural property - Environmental aspects; Tourism - Environmental aspects; Economic development; Real estate development; Overpopulation; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Extreme Heritage Management; Space and Place; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Foreword: Geography at Risk; Preface: Geography, Land Use Conflict and Heritage Management; Introduction: Vantage Points; Chapter 1. Prince Edward Island, Canada; Chapter 2. Malta; Chapter 3. Guernsey, Channel Islands; Chapter 4. Jersey, Channel Islands; Chapter 5. Corsica, France; Chapter 6. Favignana, Italy; Chapter 7. Hawai'i, USA; Chapter 8. Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands; Chapter 9. The Bahamas; Chapter 10. San Andrés Island, Colombia; Conclusion. Lessons from Islands, or Islands as Miners' CanariesNOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Conflicting and competing claims over the actual and imagined use of land and seascapes are exacerbated on islands with high population ; density. The management of culture and heritage is particularly tested in island environments where space is finite and the population struggles to preserve cultural and natural assets in the face of the demands of the construction industry, immigration, high tourism and capital investment. Drawn from extreme island scenarios, the ten case studies in this volume review practices and policies for effective heritage management and offer rich descriptive and anal