Properties of World Value by the World Heritage Committee

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There are currently 981 properties on the World Heritage list forming part of the cultural and natural heritage, which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value . Additional to having outstanding significance these sites must meet at least one out of ten selection criteria1. It is regularly revisited to reflect the evolution of the concept of World Heritage itself. Despite this extensive list, of sites UNESCO also has a list of World Heritage site in danger; it is assigned to build awareness, and to encourage corrective action. Furthermore, it is these sites that initiate efforts to work on finding solutions for successful restoration as well as proper conservation efforts to maintain sites that are not in peril. Among these efforts arises the deliberation of tourism, and should the UNESCO World Heritage Sites designate tourism a top priority? Proposition Those in favor argue that making tourism a top priority is not equivalent to increasing tourism. In this discourse it is referring to more sustainable tourism. Through careful management of tourism UNESCO and World Heritage sites aim to find ways to preserve the environment, Heritage site, while ameliorating the social status of the state and the local citizenry. As previously mentioned there are sites in danger and tourism is not without its flaws. There are numerous models that depict how tourism is effective and ways that they aren’t. The Galapagos Islands are a stark example of how a large increase in tourism can have a cascading effect. As a result of this steady increase in the number of tourism development of infrastructure has also risen2. Due to the high volume of tourist the archipelago was placed on the World Heritage danger list .... ... middle of paper ... ...a tendency for Maori to be portrayed as performers inextricably tied to tradition and sacred lore (Taylor 2001:17). The opposition believes that tourism creates the illusion that there can be profit without exploitation and the intellectuals can trick themselves into finding it where it does not exist [in the “Other”]; where, in their view, it can never exist (MacCannell 1992: 28). In other words tourism turns cultures into a commodity as it depletes natural resources separating “Us” from “Them”. Positional Stance Although the opposition highlights some key problems related to tourism; it reiterates the importance in making UNESCO World Heritage sites a top priority. I am in favor of the proposal, because cultural heritages are an important facet of human history and hence should be exposed to the public and tourist while being protected for future generations.

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