http://communityworldheritage.org community world heritage Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:47:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://communityworldheritage.org/archives/260#comment-4670 Sterling Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:31:26 +0000 http://communityworldheritage.org/?p=260#comment-4670 People will be naturally biased towards their "own" site, irrespective of guidelines. It must be easier to want to promote a site one is familiar with, however deserving others may be. People will be naturally biased towards their “own” site, irrespective of guidelines. It must be easier to want to promote a site one is familiar with, however deserving others may be.

]]> http://communityworldheritage.org/archives/260#comment-4668 Neil Maylan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:28:56 +0000 http://communityworldheritage.org/?p=260#comment-4668 The problem is that for many people the site they are particularly interested in is the most important and therefore must be of World Heritage status. Moreover many people have never heard of the convention but assume that by getting their particular site the status this will lead to extra protection and additional funding. Currently in Wales there is no extra protection in the planning system for a World Heritage Site and at least initially no extra money. Anyway why do you need to be grnated such status? I understand that York now refers in its publicity that it is a "World Heritage City" even though it is not even a candidate site for World Heritage status. However, many vistors believe that it is a World Heritage Site and therefore any toruism benefits are achieved without going therough the rigmoral of going to UNESCO. The problem is that for many people the site they are particularly interested in is the most important and therefore must be of World Heritage status. Moreover many people have never heard of the convention but assume that by getting their particular site the status this will lead to extra protection and additional funding. Currently in Wales there is no extra protection in the planning system for a World Heritage Site and at least initially no extra money. Anyway why do you need to be grnated such status? I understand that York now refers in its publicity that it is a “World Heritage City” even though it is not even a candidate site for World Heritage status. However, many vistors believe that it is a World Heritage Site and therefore any toruism benefits are achieved without going therough the rigmoral of going to UNESCO.

]]> http://communityworldheritage.org/archives/260#comment-4667 David Gill Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:39 +0000 http://communityworldheritage.org/?p=260#comment-4667 Cultural heritage? Built heritage? Universal heritage? Whose heritage? Does heritage matter? Cultural heritage? Built heritage? Universal heritage? Whose heritage? Does heritage matter?

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