World Heritage Lost
There have been three recent articles in professional journals reflecting on the recent loss of Liverpool’s World Heritage Site status.…
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Reference
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
15 resourcesResources
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
Download PDF 120.37 KB
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
Download PDF 202.08 KB
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Unpublished World Heritage Studies MA Thesis.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
Download PDF 3.33 MB
WHUK Trustee Role Description
13/10/2021
Role description for trustees of World Heritage UK
Download PDF 92.81 KB
WHUK Trustees' Code of Conduct
13/10/2021
Details of the way our Trustees' are expected to carry out their role
Download PDF 99.19 KB
Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2020-2021
14/12/2021
TAR 2020-21
Download PDF 179.13 KB
Treasurer's Report 2020-2021
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2021
Download PDF 318.63 KB
AGM Minutes 7 December 2020
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 7 December 2020
Download PDF 492.36 KB
Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2019-2020
14/12/2021
TAR 2019-20
Download PDF 448.87 KB
Treasurer's Report 2019-20
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2020
Download PDF 295.72 KB
AGM Minutes 7 October 2019
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 7 October 2019
Download PDF 155.55 KB
Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2018-2019
14/12/2021
TAR 2018-19
Download PDF 211.67 KB
Treasurer's Report 2018-2019
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2019
Download PDF 242.01 KB
AGM Minutes 15 October 2018
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 15 October 2018
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Treasurer's Report 2017-2018
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2018
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AGM Minutes 9 October 2017
20/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 5 October 2017
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Trustees' Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2017-2018
20/12/2021
TAR 2017-18
Download PDF 307.88 KBMeetings
2021 Annual Conference: Climate Change and World Heritage 21 - 23 September 2021
21 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
2021 Conference Programme
October 2021
Full programme for the 2021 Conference
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Webinar Programme
24 March 2021
The programme for the Comparing Approaches Webinar
Download PDF 209.98 KB
Video links for Webinar 24 March 2021
24 March 2021
Access recordings of the event here
Download PDF 150.92 KB
Lord Donald Hankey Presentation
24 March 2021
Conservation and World Heritage
Download PDF 121.26 KB
Contributors to the webinar
24 March 2021
Information on the contributors to the webinar
Download PDF 446.33 KB
Programme - Visitor Centres in a Changing World
18/2/2021
The programme for the Webinar Visitor Centres in a Changing World
Download PDF 179.45 KB
Summary of event & Vimeo link for Visitor Centres in a Changing World webinar
12 April 2021
report of event and Vimeo link
Download PDF 183.38 KB
Looking to a Sustainable Future at Giant's Causeway for Visitors and the National Trust
2019
Download PDF 641.04 KB
Conserving 20th Century Buildings: An International Approach to Sustaining Significance
2019
Download PDF 434.92 KB
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
Download PDF 397.98 KB
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
Download PDF 1.67 MB
Speakers and Delegates at "World Heritage Tourism - Unlocking the Potential" Conference
2015
Download PDF 196.40 KB
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape WHS UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Missions
2015
Download PDF 730.17 KB
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