ISBN:
0857452592
,
9780857452597
,
9780857452603
,
9781283395144
Language:
English
Pages:
xli, 274 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2012 Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Space and place v. 6
Parallel Title:
Print version Extreme Heritage Management
DDC:
304.20914/2
Keywords:
Economic development
;
Real estate development
;
Overpopulation
;
Cultural property Environmental aspects
;
Tourism Environmental aspects
;
Islands Environmental aspects
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
Conflicting and competing claims over the actual and imagined use of land and seascapes are exacerbated on islands with high population density. The management of culture and heritage is particularly tested in island environments where space is finite and the population struggles to preserve cultural and natural assets in the face of the demands of the construction industry, immigration, high tourism and capital investment. Drawn from extreme island scenarios, the ten case studies in this volume review practices and policies for effective heritage management and offer rich descriptive and anal
Description / Table of Contents:
Extreme Heritage Management; Space and Place; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Foreword: Geography at Risk; Preface: Geography, Land Use Conflict and Heritage Management; Introduction: Vantage Points; Chapter 1. Prince Edward Island, Canada; Chapter 2. Malta; Chapter 3. Guernsey, Channel Islands; Chapter 4. Jersey, Channel Islands; Chapter 5. Corsica, France; Chapter 6. Favignana, Italy; Chapter 7. Hawai'i, USA; Chapter 8. Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands; Chapter 9. The Bahamas; Chapter 10. San Andrés Island, Colombia
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusion. Lessons from Islands, or Islands as Miners' CanariesNOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
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