Coastal World Heritage Sites

Coastal World Heritage Sites
Author: Vanda Claudino-Sales
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 591
Release: 2018-09-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9402415289

This book presents the natural, environmental and scenic richness of the world’s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as “Natural World Heritage Sites”. Representing well-preserved areas of exceptional significance to the planet and to humankind, they include a total of 49 marine sites, formed by reefs, atolls and gulfs, and 35 coastal sites in all oceans and all continents with exception of Antarctica. They are being protected and preserved from most degrading uses for future generations as an important legacy from the past. Exploring their richness, this book analyzes and explains these sites in a clear, understandable, scientific way, and is of interest to all who work in or care about the geosciences, environmental sciences and biosciences.

World Heritage in Europe today

World Heritage in Europe today
Author: Galland, Pierre
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9231001434

"UNESCO publication, released on 18 February 2016, brings together insights from States Parties, Site Managers and other stakeholders involved in the protection, conservation and management of World Heritage properties in the region. It gives an in-depth look at the current trends and practices while presenting a clear vision for future priorities"--Publisher's description.

The 1972 World Heritage Convention

The 1972 World Heritage Convention
Author: Francesco Francioni
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198877447

Almost fifty years have passed since the adoption of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (the UNESCO World Heritage Convention). With its 194 States Parties, it is the most widely ratified convention within the family of UNESCO treaties on the protection of cultural heritage. The success of this Convention and its almost universal acceptance by the international community of states is due to the great appeal that recognising certain properties as "world heritage" has for national governments. Since the publication of the first Commentary, new problems have arisen in the management of world heritage sites. It has become increasingly difficult to properly monitor the conservation of the ever-growing mass of sites inscribed in the World Heritage List, and to resolve disputes over the formal designation of contested world heritage properties - a problem that has led to the withdrawal of the United States and Israel from UNESCO. New frontiers are now being explored for the expansion of the world heritage idea over marine areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the monopoly of the State in the identification, delineation, and presentation of world heritage properties is being increasingly challenged in the name of indigenous peoples' rights and by local communities claiming ownership over contested cultural sites. At the same time, the regime of world heritage protection has infiltrated other areas of international law, especially international economic law, investment arbitration, and the area of international criminal law. This second edition critically examines the World Heritage Convention against this dynamic evolution of international heritage law to help academics, lawyers, diplomats, and officials interpret and apply the norms of the Convention after half a century of uninterrupted implementing practice by State Parties and Treaty Bodies.

World Heritage

World Heritage
Author: Amareswar Galla
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2012-11-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107610753

This thematic collection of 26 case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage in the context of sustainable development.

World Heritage Sites

World Heritage Sites
Author: Unesco
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Civilization
ISBN: 9781770856400

The definitive guide to all 1,007 World Heritage sites.