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The Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage ("The World Heritage Convention") entered into force in 1975. The world heritage regime, in effect, produces the shared heritage of humanity. States use their right, as set by the Convention, to nominate sites within their borders; the files accompanying the nomination make the case for the site's […]

This dossier is one of the outcomes of the third and final workshop of the European JPI-JHEP Heritage Values Network (H@V) project (www.heritagevalues.net/), partly financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through an "I+D+i Orientada a los retos de la sociedad" project entitled "La Red de los Valores del Patrimonio" (Ref PCIN-2013-036). This workshop was held at the University of Barcelona from 19 to 21 February 2015. The three-day event, inaugurated by Joan Pluma, then the General Director of Archives, Libraries, Museums and Heritage of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), included a combination of papers, round tables, activities, discussions and debates. The discussion topic was "Heritage Values and the Public" and it was attended by a multi-disciplinary group of more than fifty established professionals and student volunteers. From the five discussion lines during the workshop − Inclusivity; Participatory and Sustainable Heritage; Virtual Heritage, Heritage Values and the Public; Tourism; and World Heritage (WH) − this dossier is a compilation of a selection of the contributions to the last of these

This book explores how the mere designation of World Heritage sites can achieve UNESCO's goal of creating lasting worldwide peace. Drawing on ethnography, policy analysis, and a sophisticated fusion of anthropological theories, Di Giovine convincingly reveals the existence of a global heritage-scape and provides a detailed yet expansive look at the politics and processes, histories and structures, and the rituals and symbolisms of the interrelated phenomena of tourism, historic preservation, and UNESCO's World Heritage Convention

Cultural Heritage Tourism uses the remains of the history in which the traveler is interested.Cultural Heritage Tourism has positive and negative impact on social-cultural, physical andeconomic aspects of Indian Society. Ajanta Caves in India which is a world heritage site andcaves of Buddhist affiliation have been carved in Deccan basalt.From a social-cultural perspective tourism affects cultural resources through changes informs and functions of traditional artworks, commodification of living culture, crowdedcondition and community members. Tourist activities exact physical impacts on preciousheritage in form of vandalism, wear, tear and pollutions. On a more positive note, tourism fromthe increasing number of people, helps in creating jobs and taxes and stimulatesentrepreneurialism in heritage destinations.This study recognizes the impacts of Cultural Heritage Tourism at Ajanta Caves and itssurrounding regions in western India. For this research project, primary data is collected throughobservation and interviews of local community members, visitors, agents and officers of tourismdepartment and secondary data is obtained from books, journals, survey reports, and publicationof the government.

''Olinda was the first major Portuguese urban nucleus in the new lands of America. The cultural roots of the city blossomed through the religious processions, the liturgical manifestations, the Carnival parades, the folkloric expressions and the creations of its artists and popular handicraft makers, both native to the city and coming from outside - all of which contributed to further strengthening its tourist potential. Olinda s historical centre has the largest concentration of the city s urban cultural heritage. It consisted of buildings and green areas of an outstanding architectural, hist

The author of this piece from Luang Prabang remarks on the effects of Unesco's designation of Laos's fourth largest city as a "World Heritage Site." Was the assigning of the label in 1995 a "kiss of death" for what makes Luang Prabang special? Will the designation lead to a tsunami of tourism that will destroy the cultural character and treasures Unesco sought to preserve? Has Unesco's action given birth to a premature mad dash for modernization, development, and tourism that threatens Laos and its people almost as much as incursions and colonial ambitions and mad bombing campaigns by the U.S. Air Force did in the past? (Crit Asian Stud/GIGA)

Australia was one of the first countries to participate in the World Heritage Convention (Convention) concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage. Amongst the conservation community there is a certain pride about our relatively large number of natural sites and our imagined leadership in mixed sites. There is also pride in the fact that our national government has employed constitutional law to protect some of our World Heritage sites from damaging activities proposed by particular Australian States. But are we really as excellent a global citizen as we may believe? In this brief presentation I review areas where we may have fallen short and suggest where effort and energy may direct our future World Heritage activities.

AbstractThis article examines the relationship between the World Heritage Convention and international human rights law. The first part of the article draws on key phrases in Article 1 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Constitution, which defines its purpose to elaborate on the role of human rights to UNESCO's mandate and how developments in international human rights law over the last 75 years have been translated into the organization's policies and programs and the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. The second part details how human rights violations related to World Heritage properties expose significant shortcomings in UNESCO's fulfillment of its mandate and states' compliance with international human rights norms. The third part outlines the international responsibility of various actors in respect of serious violations of human rights related to World Heritage properties. The final part identifies possible areas of reform in the operation of the World Heritage Convention that may facilitate its alignment with international human rights law and UNESCO's adherence to its mandate.

"World Heritage Sites: Concepts, Management and Conservation presents an insight into discussions and debates surrounding the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the properties on it. This book will be of pivotal interest to students and scholars in the fields of tourism, heritage, archaeology, natural resource management and development studies"--