GGR339H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Old Order Mennonite, Creative Destruction, Toronto Star
29 Sep 2016
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Lecture 10: cities in transition: from traditional urban tourism to experiential travel. Travels by the elite from england to medeterarian world. Members of elite made their way to the new world. Emergence of national parks as a result of tourism. Hague convention 1907 property of communes, that of religious, charitable and education institutions . Development of new conventions formation of unesco in 1946, icomos in 1965, whc in 1972. Whs define over 100 whs around the world. Threated due to: accelerated deterioration, rapid urbanization, changed use/ownership, armed conflict. Cultural heritage and the natural heritage are increasingly threatened with destruction notably by traditional causes of decay, but also by changing social and economic conditions . World heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world, irrespective of the territory on which they are located. Unesco seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.
