World Natural and Cultural Heritage

Author: Guo Wanping
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: This book primarily introduces the basic knowledge of World Heritage and an overview of World Heritage in major regions of the world. It also explores new topics in the field of World Heritage, including the management, protection, and applications of tentative lists, rejected nominations, and endangered World Heritage sites. The book is divided into 11 chapters and mainly covers three parts: 1) basic knowledge of World Heritage; 2) an overview of World Heritage in China and other countries; and 3) theoretical issues related to World Heritage. The appendix includes basic documents on World Heritage and the updated World Heritage List. World Heritage studies involve numerous disciplines such as history, archaeology, architecture, geography, ecology, geology, anthropology, religion, ethnology, art, folklore, linguistics, aesthetics, and the history of technology. Its content is extremely rich, and the research field is very broad. This book can serve as an introductory textbook for college and university students studying World Heritage studies, as well as a reference for researchers, managers, and readers interested in World Heritage.