Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of World Heritage sites and their Outstanding Universal Value in the context of sustainable development. The case studies describe twenty-six thematically, typologically and regionally diverse World Heritage sites illustrating their benefits to local communities and ecosystems and sharing the lessons learned with the diverse range of stakeholders involved. The volume emphasises a holistic and integrated view of World Heritage, linking it to the role local communities play in management and protection, and to issues of ecosystem sustainability, and the maintenance of biological, linguistic and cultural diversity. Cross-disciplinary in its scope, this book will provide a meeting point for researchers, practitioners, community representatives and the wider public and will promote cultural and natural heritage conservation as a key vector of sustainable development and social cohesion.

Foreword [ix]

Irina Bokova – Director-General of UNESCO

List of Acronyms [xi]

Introduction [1]

Section 1 Bridging Nature and Culture

1 Conservation of World Heritage and community engagement in a transboundary biosphere reserve Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal [7]

2 Community engagement in safeguarding the world's largest reef Great Barrier Reef, Australia [18]

3 Living World Heritage Škocjan Caves, Slovenia [30]

4 Challenges of protecting island ecosystems Socotra Archipelago, Yemen [41]

5 Cultural landscapes: challenges and possibilities Vegaøyan – Th e Vega Archipelago, Norway [53]

Section 2 Urbanism and Sustainable Heritage Development

6 Heritage and communities in a small island developing state Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison, Barbados [69]

7 The Red City Medina of Marrakesh, Morocco [82]

8 Capacity-building for sustainable urban development Town of Luang Prabang, Lao People's Democratic Republic [94]

9 World Heritage in poverty alleviation Hoi An Ancient Town, Viet Nam [107]

10 Responsible local communities in historic inner city areas Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn, Estonia [121]

11 An exceptional picture of a Spanish colonial city Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox, Colombia [132]

Section 3 Integrated Planning and Indigenous Engagement

12 Homelands of the Mijikenda people Sacred Mijikenda Kaya Forests, Kenya [147]

13 Reconnection and reconciliation in Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Jasper National Park, Canada [158]

14 Legacy of a chief Chief Roi Mata's Domain, Vanuatu [169]

15 Living cultural landscape Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras [178]

16 The strength of a cultural system Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons), Mali [188]

Section 4 Living Heritage and Safeguarding Outstanding Universal Value

17 Aligning national priorities and World Heritage conservation iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa [203]

18 Participatory methodologies and indigenous communities – project-based learning Sian Ka'an, Mexico [217]

19 Village on the winding river Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong [230]

20 World Heritage and Chinese diaspora Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, China [242]

21 Role of fi sheries and ecosystem-based management Shiretoko, Japan [253]

Section 5 More than the Monumental

22 Dahshur villages in community development Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur, Egypt [267]

23 Sustainable development in a Dutch-German World Heritage site Th e Wadden Sea, Germany and the Netherlands [279]

24 World Heritage site status – a catalyst for heritage-led sustainable regeneration Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, United Kingdom [290]

25 World Heritage in poverty alleviation Serra da Capivara National Park, Brazil [301]

26 Angkor Archaeological Park and communities Angkor, Cambodia [312]

Pathways to sustainable development [325]

Bibliography [333]

List of Contributors [345]

Photo Credits [353]

Index [361]

Amareswar Galla, PhD, is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and Professor and Executive Director of the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Copenhagen. He has worked on culture in poverty alleviation projects at several World Heritage sites including Ha Long Bay and Hoi An (Vietnam) and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (India). He is Editor-in-Chief of three research journals dealing with sustainable heritage development.

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