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UNINA9910807774303321 |
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Autore |
Cave Claire (Claire Marie) |
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World Heritage conservation : the World Heritage Convention, linking culture and nature for sustainable development / / by Claire Cave and Elene Negussie |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-91627-1 |
1-315-85163-6 |
1-317-91628-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World Heritage areas - Management |
World Heritage areas - Conservation and restoration |
Sustainable development |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-294) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to world heritage conservation -- World heritage and sustainable development -- Defining world heritage -- Governing world heritage -- Implementing the World Heritage Convention -- Using world heritage -- Managing world heritage -- Creating world heritage capacities -- Endangered heritage -- Conclusion : towards a holistic approach. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The UNESCO World Heritage Convention has become one of the most successful UN instruments for promoting cultural diplomacy and dialogue on conservation of cultural and natural heritage. This book provides an overview of the convention through an interdisciplinary approach to conservation. It shows that based on the notion of outstanding universal value and international cooperation for the protection of heritage, the convention provides a platform for sustainable development through the conservation and management of heritage of significance to humanity. With increasing globalization of heritage, World Heritage Conservation is reviewed as an emerging interdisciplinary field of study creating new opportunities for inclusive heritage debate both locally and globally, requiring common tools and |
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understanding. With over a thousand properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, from biologically diverse sites such as the Central Amazon Conservation Complex to the urban landscape of the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, the book will help students, researchersand professionals in the identification, protection, conservation and presentation of World Heritage. Targeted at a diversity of disciplines, the book critically describes the strategies for implementing the convention and the processes of heritage governance for sustainable development. |
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