Description:
Tourism is now a central concern to the wide array of stakeholders involved with World Heritage Sites and indeed is often a primary motive for regions, states and communities to be put on the World Heritage List. Through a diverse range of cultural, natural and mixed World Heritage Sites in both developed and developing countries, this book examines the ways in which sites have been inscribed on the List and what this has meant in terms of practical issues of tourism management, carrying capacity and the experiences of tourists and local communities. It also looks at the ways being on the list shapes, and is shaped by, shifting values and politics at the macro and micro level.
Review Quotes:
"Overall, the book is a valuable addition to the literature on World Heritage Sites as it provides a useful collection of global case studies from valued academics and practitioners from across the world. The focus on the relationship of the community with heritage sites is an important one to discuss and explore. The book provides interesting insights for scholars as well as practitioners and makes for a useful supplementary reading for students." Martine Bakker, Department of Environmental Sciences, Cultural Geography, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands