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Resources
Useful downloads for people involved in World Heritage in the UK including presentations from our meetings, consultation responses, research and our Review of the State of UK World Heritage Sites.
Sectors
WHUK Review
4 resourcesAdvocacy
6 resourcesClimate Change
1 resourceGeneral
5 resourcesPlanning
2 resourcesResearch
4 resourcesGovernance
1 resourceResources
Statement on Liverpool World Heritage Site Status
June 2021
WHUK asks the WH Committee not to agree to the recommendation to remove Maritime Liverpool from the World Heritage List
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WHUK Members Forum User Guide
25/02/2021
Information on how to access and navigate the World Heritage UK Members' Area
Download PDF 1.27 MB
Selected Guidance Documents for Management of World Heritage Properties
25/01/2016
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The Economic Value of the Old & New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site
Download PDF 1.49 MB
World Heritage as a Placebo Brand: A comparative analysis of three sites and marketing implications
May 2021
Ashton Adie, B. Hall, M and Prayag, G. 2017. World Heritage as a placebo brand: a comparative analysis of three sites and marketing implications. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26:3, 399-415
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'The World Heritage Tourist- a new tourist concept. Case Study: the World Heritage Site at Canterbury.
May 2021
Unpublished World Heritage Studies MA Thesis. Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage
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Meetings
2021 Annual Conference: Climate Change and World Heritage 21 - 23 September 2021
17 resources2021 Comparing Approaches, Values and Philosophies in Conservation and World Heritage in China and the UK 24 March 2021 Webinar
4 resources2021 Visitor Centres in a Changing World 18 February 2021 Webinar
3 resources2019 Llangollen Conference
10 resources2018 Tower of London
8 resources2018 Kew Technical Meeting
1 resource2017 New Lanark Networking Meeting
6 resources2017 Bath Technical Meeting
9 resources2016 Edinburgh
14 resources2015 Saltaire Conference
13 resources2015 Liverpool Technical Meeting
6 resourcesPresentations
Webinar Programme
24 March 2021
The programme for the Comparing Approaches Webinar
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Video links for Webinar 24 March 2021
24 March 2021
Access recordings of the event here
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Lord Donald Hankey Presentation
24 March 2021
Conservation and World Heritage
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Contributors to the webinar
24 March 2021
Information on the contributors to the webinar
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Programme - Visitor Centres in a Changing World
18/2/2021
The programme for the Webinar Visitor Centres in a Changing World
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Summary of event & Vimeo link for Visitor Centres in a Changing World webinar
12 April 2021
report of event and Vimeo link
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Looking to a Sustainable Future at Giant's Causeway for Visitors and the National Trust
2019
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Conserving 20th Century Buildings: An International Approach to Sustaining Significance
2019
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Selected Guidance Documents for Management of World Heritage Properties
25/01/2016
Download PDF 202.08 KB
Feedback from Final Session at WHUK Edinburgh 25th/26th Jan 2016 Day 2
26/01/2016
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Management Effectiveness: A Brief Introduction and Uses By WH Sites
January 2016
Download PDF 11.12 MB
Part of Something Really Special: Connecting the World Through Heritage Tourism
2015
Download PDF 1.56 MB
The Increasing Influence of WHS Stats on Tourism Development at the Giant's Causeway
2015
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Speakers and Delegates at "World Heritage Tourism - Unlocking the Potential" Conference
2015
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Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape WHS UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Missions
2015
Download PDF 730.17 KB
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