Astronomy and World Heritage

World Heritage Paper 31 - Community development through World Heritage

World Heritage Papers 9

management of world heritage sites

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Rakic World Heritage : Issues and debates

Introduction World Heritage had originally been designed as a conservation tool for sites deemed to be of ‘outstanding universal value’ (UNESCO, 2006a). However, its status was soon to become very popular among tourists (Bandarin, 2005; Evans, 2001; Rakic & Leask, 2006; Shackley, 2006) and the World Heritage related issues thus also attracted great interest of the wider academic community. It s...

Technological and Corrosion Studies of BronzeObjects Excavatedin Bam World Heritage Site

The study of metal works of Bam citadel (Arg-e-Bam) is underway to study the pathology of metalworks in Iran.The aim of this project is to study and investigate the corrosion mechanisms of metal objects. Various metallic works including iron, silver and copper alloys have been gained from the area of Arg-e-Bam. The research is focused on a number of bronze works of this historical site.The stud...