http://communityworldheritage.org community world heritage Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:56:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://communityworldheritage.org/archives/260#comment-5309 Andy Wed, 26 May 2010 15:00:35 +0000 http://communityworldheritage.org/?p=260#comment-5309 What criteria do UNESCO use to judge whether a site is worthy to be come a World Heritage Site? Is it based on the importance of the heritage/environment of the area? The level of site's preservation? Local interest in the site? Goverment lobbying? What criteria do UNESCO use to judge whether a site is worthy to be come a World Heritage Site? Is it based on the importance of the heritage/environment of the area? The level of site’s preservation? Local interest in the site? Goverment lobbying?

]]> http://communityworldheritage.org/archives/260#comment-4870 Judith Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:02:41 +0000 http://communityworldheritage.org/?p=260#comment-4870 After a quick straw poll around (non heritage professional) friends, a surprising number knew what World Heritage Status is and that it related to defined criteria by UNESCO. Heritage as a single and separate term seemed to them to relate to anything archaeological, historical, ecological (eg ASNW (woodlands), geological beach/coastal area) and really anything of importance that we have the stewardship of. Yes, heritage matters very much, to lots of people on a number of levels as it ehances our lives in a great variety of ways. After a quick straw poll around (non heritage professional) friends, a surprising number knew what World Heritage Status is and that it related to defined criteria by UNESCO. Heritage as a single and separate term seemed to them to relate to anything archaeological, historical, ecological (eg ASNW (woodlands), geological beach/coastal area) and really anything of importance that we have the stewardship of. Yes, heritage matters very much, to lots of people on a number of levels as it ehances our lives in a great variety of ways.

]]> 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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