World 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 responsibili
Visitor Management. Case Studies from World Heritage Sites
β Scribed by Myra Shackley (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 255
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Content:
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages vii-viii
Preface, Pages xiii-xiv, Myra Shackley
Chapter 1 - Introduction - World Cultural Heritage Sites, Pages 1-9, Myra Shackley
Chapter 2 - Bukhara (Uzbekistan): A former oasis town on the Silk Road, Pages 10-25, David Airey, Myra Shackley
Chapter 3 - The Fortified Church of Biertan (Transylvania), Pages 26-45, Alexandra Muresan
Chapter 4 - Cracow (Poland): The former capital and βnational shrineβ, Pages 46-65, David Airey
Chapter 5 - The cultural landscape of Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile), Pages 66-81, Myra Shackley
Chapter 6 - Giza (Egypt): The use of GIS in managing a World Heritage Site, Pages 82-99, Katie Evans, Lindsay Fielding
Chapter 7 - Hadrian's Wall (UK): Managing the visitor experience at the Roman frontier, Pages 100-120, Sophie Turley
Chapter 8 - Kakadu National Park (Australia): A site of natural and heritage significance, Pages 121-138, Chris Ryan
Chapter 9 - Lalibela (Ethiopia): A religious town in rock, Pages 139-160, Sheena Carlisle
Chapter 10 - Thebes (Luxor, Egypt): Traffic and visitor flow management in the West Bank Necropolis, Pages 161-181, Jenny Rivers
Chapter 11 - Ninstints (Canada): A deserted Haida village in Gwaii Hanaas National Park Reserve (Queen Charlotte Islands), Pages 182-193, Myra Shackley
Chapter 12 - Conclusions - visitor management at cultural World Heritage Sites, Pages 194-205, Myra Shackley
Appendix 1 - The World Heritage List (December 1996), Pages 206-226
Appendix 2 - Teaching notes, Pages 227-246
Index, Pages 247-250
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