“Unesco in Southeast Asia : World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective” – Victor T. King – NIAS Press, juin 2015 (Livre)

“Unesco in Southeast Asia : World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective”. – Victor T. King. – Copenhague : NIAS Press, juin 2015. – 1 Vol. (384 p.) : ill. – ISBN 978-87-7694-174-1

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Résumé par l’éditeur :

• First study to provide a region-wide multidisciplinary analysis of many of the major cultural and natural World Heritage Sites in SE Asia.
• Examines the local, national and global pressures (including tourism development) being exerted on these often fragile sites and the interaction between different stakeholders and interest groups.
• Presents findings and recommendations to feed into policy, management and decision-making on these sites.
Southeast Asia’s 36 UNESCO World Heritage Sites make a significant contribution to their respective country’s national prestige and identity, international profile and tourism development plans. Yet, although much is known about some individual sites like Angkor and Borobudur, we know very little about all sites in comparative terms. This wide-ranging study explores how both cultural and natural sites are being managed, how they are coping with the conflicting pressures from the global, national and local levels, and points to best practices for their future conservation and development. The first volume to address issues raised by world heritage in Southeast Asia, it will be a key resource for academic researchers and for policy- and decision-makers in this field of studies.
About the editor : V.T. (Terry) King is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds and Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has also recently been an Eminent Visiting Professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam and a Visiting Professor at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He has published widely in the sociology and anthropology of Southeast Asia and for several years has led an international research project on tourism in the region, this volume being the final fruits of this work.

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