Introduction to World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Author: Sun Keqin
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book introduces relevant knowledge and recent developments regarding World Heritage, discussing its origins, development, and current status. It also covers the organizational establishment of World Heritage, exploring management, conservation, and sustainable development of World Heritage sites. The knowledge of World Heritage spans natural and social sciences, including fields such as history, archaeology, geography, ecology, environmental science, biology, geology, architecture, tourism, religion, aesthetics, and literary arts. From the perspectives of teaching and research, the book provides further analysis and categorization of World Cultural and Natural Heritage, introducing the attributes, distribution, and functions of World Heritage sites across major continents, thereby constructing a teaching system for the discipline of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. This book can serve as a textbook for college and university students studying World Heritage knowledge, reference material for researchers engaged in World Heritage management and conservation, and reading material for individuals from various sectors interested in World Heritage.