Assessing and Monitoring the Sustainability in Rural World Heritage Sites

Gullino, Paola; Beccaro, Gabriele Loris; Larcher, Federica

doi:10.3390/su71014186

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“…Gullino, Beccaro and Larcher [85] similarly note a lack of specific models, rules or definitions associated with UNESCO's call for sustainable management plans and they demonstrate the challenges this presents, specifically for rural world heritage sites. The difficulty of providing clear recommendations to States Parties may also contribute to some of the frustrations that have led to pointed criticism of the advisory bodies by delegates to the World Heritage Committee in recent years [55].…”

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Tourism and Sustainability in the Evaluation of World Heritage Sites, 1980–2010

Schmutz

Elliott

2016

Sustainability

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At present, there are myriad concerns about tourism and sustainability at cultural and natural world heritage sites. Based on an analysis of 811 evaluations written between 1980 and 2010 by two official advisory bodies to the World Heritage Committee, this paper charts the timing and extent to which such concerns have become central to assessing the value of heritage sites. We find that, over time, issues related to tourism and sustainability expanded considerably in quantity and variety, and recommendations for managing and developing sustainable tourism became a routine feature of site evaluations. Despite the growing prevalence of such concerns, the conceptualization of sustainable tourism and related recommendations provided by the advisory experts remain somewhat ambiguous. Furthermore, our findings reveal regional disparities in the degree to which tourism is seen as a threat to the sustainability of heritage sites and in the likelihood that a state is considered a model of sustainable tourism.

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Tourism and Sustainability in the Evaluation of World Heritage Sites, 1980–2010

Schmutz

Elliott

2016

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“…This area is famous for two extraordinary products: Its Barolo wine and the white truffles of Alba. On 22 June 2014, the "Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato" was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage list, making it the 50th UNESCO site in Italy and the first Italian Vineyard landscape [129].…”

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Foodservice in a UNESCO Site: The Restaurateurs’ Perception on Communication and Promotion Tools

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Abstract:The foodservice sector plays an important economical role in the "Langa del Barolo", in Northwest Italy. It is now on the UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage List and is in first place in Italy in the Vineyard Landscape field, along with the Roero and Monferrato territories. The tourists who visit this area are constantly increasing and its inscription in UNESCO World Heritage List seems to have increased its international appeal even more. This study aimed at obtaining feedback from the "Langa del Barolo" restaurateurs as to their perception of the communication and promotion tools implemented to enhance the territory. A semi-structured interview, that adopted a questionnaire based on the PAPI technique, was used to survey all the 78 restaurateurs in this area. This technique was chosen to stimulate the individual propensity of the restaurant owner to share information freely. It was observed that the UNESCO status provides new stimuli for the restaurateurs when carrying out their activities, increases tourist's interest in the "Langa del Barolo" and disseminates the local brands at an international level. Other tools, such as TripAdvisor, word-of-mouth, Slow Food and gastronomic guides, were also presented and discussed with the participants. The feedback and results demonstrate that having a UNESCO status improves and enhances the territory, making it an extremely useful promotion tool.

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“…The method of using interviews is the best to collect detailed data of residents' perceptions. However, interviews may be limiting, because a historic village's local residents are generally ordinary people and, therefore, do not have the professional knowledge of sustainability, environments and WHS issues [10] (p. 292). For this reason, the researcher decided to limit the use of interviews only to residents who work for the village's management and preservation.…”

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World Heritage Site Designation Impacts on a Historic Village: A Case Study on Residents’ Perceptions of Hahoe Village (Korea)

Kim

2016

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This study examines the relationship between World Heritage Site (WHS) designation and the community sustainability of a historic village, focusing on Hahoe Village, Korea, which was inscribed in 2010. It examines residents' perceptions of increasing tourism at Hahoe Village by adopting a questionnaire and using an interview as research methods. This study examined both the positive and negative impacts that Hahoe Village's WHS designation has had on its sustainability. Of all of the impacts examined in this research, the three most noteworthy issues are identified: (1) the acceleration of the change of the village's industrial base and the influx of strangers; (2) the degradation of quality of life (in the physical aspects) caused by increasing tourism; and (3) the collision predicated by the tension between conserving the village's historic environments and developing tourism. In conclusion, the WHS designation impacts on Hahoe Village, which local residents perceived, have both positive and negative aspects. WHS designation needs to be accompanied by a management plan that is more concerned about the impact from tourism after the designation. In this context, Hahoe Village must not only have a comprehensive preservation plan that balances with the demand for tourism development, but also secure the village's community sustainability as a living place other than a tourist destination.

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Assessing and Monitoring the Sustainability in Rural World Heritage Sites

Cited by 46 publications

References 34 publications

Tourism and Sustainability in the Evaluation of World Heritage Sites, 1980–2010

Tourism and Sustainability in the Evaluation of World Heritage Sites, 1980–2010

Foodservice in a UNESCO Site: The Restaurateurs’ Perception on Communication and Promotion Tools

World Heritage Site Designation Impacts on a Historic Village: A Case Study on Residents’ Perceptions of Hahoe Village (Korea)

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