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Loyalty in Heritage Tourism: The Case of Córdoba and Its Four World Heritage Sites. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
The aim of this research is to study visitor loyalty at a destination with heritage sites and to use the results to improve the competitiveness of the destination.
Jimber Del Río JA   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Mountain Graticules: Bridging Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, and Historicity to Biocultural Heritage

open access: yesGeographies, 2022
The interdependence of biological and cultural diversity is exemplified by the new conservation paradigm of biocultural heritage. We seek to clarify obsolescent notions of nature, whereby cultural construction and identity markers of mountain communities
Fausto O. Sarmiento   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural landscapes and the UNESCO World Heritage List: perpetuating European dominance

open access: yesInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (IJHS), 2021
The introduction of cultural landscapes within the framework of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention is widely hailed as a landmark achievement. While it is often described as a boon for the recognition of non-European cultural heritage, we show ...
C. Brumann, A. Gfeller
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Boundaries and Boundary Marks - Substantive Cultural Heritage of Extensive Importance [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2015
The Austrian Society for surveying and Geoinformation (ASG) has proposed to submit "Boundaries and Boundary Marks” for the UNESCO World Heritage title.
P. Waldhaeusl, H. Koenig, R. Mansberger
doaj   +1 more source

ICOMOS Charters on cultural tourism throughout the 50 years of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention

open access: yesRestauro Archeologico, 2023
This paper outlines the contribution of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Cultural Tourism (ICTC) to tourism management throughout the history of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage ...
Margaret Gowen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influencing Factors of Residents’ Perception of Responsibilities for Heritage Conservation in World Heritage Buffer Zone: A Case Study of Libo Karst

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
Local residents of buffer zones, as a key factor in the World Heritage conservation and sustainable development, have not received sufficient attention in most developing countries, especially in the mountainous areas where poor and backward ethnic ...
Ruonan Fang   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Geotechnical modelling of the climate change impact on world heritage properties in Alexandria, Egypt

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2021
Alexandria is one of the Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage sites at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise. The city’s position on the Mediterranean coast means it is especially vulnerable to rising sea levels.
S. Hemeda
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multilingualism in Sao Tomé and Principe: Use of Subtitling Approach

open access: yesDarnioji daugiakalbystė, 2022
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) is a developing country where several languages coexist, although only one of them, Portuguese, serves as the official language. The rest of the languages are limited to private use and many of them are at risk of disappearing.
Montroy Maria
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Local Communities and Well-Being in UNESCO World Heritage Site Conservation: An Analysis of the Operational Guidelines, 1994–2019

open access: yesSustainability, 2021
UNESCO’s world heritage program aims to protect sites of cultural and natural heritage worldwide. Issues of local communities and well-being have been given increasing attention by heritage conservation scholars, but a systemic review of UNESCO ...
Hanbyeol Jang, J. Mennis
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Global Scale Analysis of River Flood Risk of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

open access: yesFrontiers in Water, 2021
Floods can significantly affect Cultural Heritage with consequences that might not easily be repaired, given the unicity of this type of exposed asset.
C. Arrighi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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