Managing World Heritage Sites by Anna Leask, Alan Fyall - 9780750665469

Managing World Heritage SitesAuthor(s): Anna Leask, Alan Fyall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780750665469, 978-0750665469\nSynopsis\nWorld Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the Historic Centre of Riga in Latvia. The responsibility to manage them successfully and ensure that the resources are not damaged by visitors, war or environment is therefore vital.\n\nManaging World Heritage Sites covers the management issues encountered at cultural and natural UNESCO World Heritage Sites). WHS sites are high profile and as their designation states they are unique. They are often government owned and subject to political debate, they have iconic status and are therefore crucial to national tourism industriy