World Heritage Management and Human Rights - 9781138833616

Taylor & Francis

World Heritage Management and Human RightsAuthor(s): Stener Ekern, William Logan, Birgitte Sauge, Amund Sinding-Larsen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138833616, 978-1138833616\nSynopsis\nThis book focuses on the balance between protecting human rights and protecting world heritage sites. It concerns itself with the idea that the management of heritage properties worldwide may fail to adequately respect traditional entitlements and rights of individuals and communities living within or being affected by changes in the use of these spaces. It also explores the concept that the international heritage field has limited knowledge and awareness of this challenge. \n\nThe volume argues that the dilemmas in question result from different conceptualisations of the key terms of 'rights', 'heritage' and 'community' among different groups and across political and cultural boundaries. In so far as 'culture' is what enables .