40 years World Heritage Convention : popularizing the protection of cultural and natural heritage /
Author / Creator: | Albert, Marie-Theres, author. |
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Uniform title: | 40 Jahre Welterbekonvention. English |
Imprint: | Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2015. |
Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages) : color illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | Heritage studies ; volume 3 Heritage studies (Berlin, Germany) ; v. 3. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12869538 |
Summary: | Since the adoption of the World Heritage Convention in 1972, the notion that cultural and natural heritage need to be protected and properly utilized has gained popularity. Over time, however, such utilization concepts were less focused on ideas of sustainability and became increasingly influenced by commercial interests. For the first time, this publication attempts to elaborate the development of the World Heritage Convention, the Convention itself in its different facets and how it evolved into one of the most important UNESCO instruments for the protection of cultural and natural heritage. It will be shown that the protection and utilization of heritage is a highly complex political, participatory and interdisciplinary process. This publication discusses these developments and suggests potential solutions in order to deal with such unintended trends. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 214 pages) : color illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index. |
ISBN: | 9783110424409 3110424401 9783110424614 3110424614 311042441X 3110427761 9783110427769 |