UNESCO World heritage atlas /

UNESCO World heritage atlas /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Paris : UNESCO Publishing ; Novara, Italy : De Agostini, 2012.
Description:	278 p. : col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 37 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Cultural property. World Heritage areas. Excavations (Archaeology) Historic sites. National monuments. Cultural property. Excavations (Archaeology) Historic sites. National monuments. World Heritage areas.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9128885

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Other uniform titles:	World Heritage Convention (1972 November 16)
Other authors / contributors:	Unesco. De Agostini Editore.
ISBN:	9789231042393 9231042394 9788851117177 8851117179
Notes:	Includes indexes.
Summary:	The understanding and preservation of natural and cultural heritage is not only a task for experts but the daily contribution of the general public who visit and have an effect on World Heritage sites. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO and DeAgostini Libri will present a first-time atlas featuring all World Heritage sites, including those inscribed in 2012. This atlas will present colour maps for each region of the world; fold-out maps with enlarged areas featuring detailed information and colour images of the sites located in them and an index of site names and descriptions.

Table of Contents:

Preface
UNESCO history
Criteria for sites
World map with sites
Country index
The trees of the World Heritage
Sites in danger
The convention in six stories
Europe and North America
Asia and the Pacific
Arab States
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean.