World Heritage and Sustainable Development

Peter Bille Larsen is a lecturer at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland. He is a Danish anthropologist who works on the intersection between conservation and social equity concerns. He has worked closely with the Advisory Bodies and the World Heritage Centre. William Logan is an Emeritus Professor at Deakin University, Australia. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and formerly a member of the Heritage Council of Victoria. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Heritage Studies and co-editor of A Companion to Heritage Studies (2015) and the ‘Key Issues in Cultural Heritage’ book series.

Part I: Historical, theoretical and institutional frameworks

1. Policy-making at the World Heritage-sustainable development interface: introductory remarks William Logan and Peter Bille Larsen2. A view from the inside: an account of the process leading to the adoption of the policy for the integration of a sustainable development perspective within the World Heritage Convention Giovanni Boccardi and Lindsay Scott3. Historical, theoretical and international considerations on culture, heritage and (sustainable) development Sophia Labadi

Part II: Policy dimensions and overarching principles

4. Inclusive economic development in the urban heritage context Christian Ost5. Inclusive social development and World Heritage in urban areas Jyoti Hosagrahar6. World Heritage and gender equality Sophia Labadi7. The World Heritage and Sustainable Development Policy—a turning point for indigenous peoples? Stefan Disko and Max Ooft8. Human rights, wrongs and sustainable development in World Heritage Peter Bille Larsen9. Heritage, Sustainable Development and the achievement of peace and security in our world: ambitions and constraints William LoganPart III: Advisory Bodies' perspectives

10. The role of World Heritage in achieving environmental sustainability: an IUCN perspective Elena Osipova, Tim Badman and Peter Bille Larsen11. ‘No past, no future?’ An ICOMOS perspective on cultural heritage and the sustainability agenda Luisa De Marco, Susan Denyer, Regina Durighello and Ege Yildrim
12. From ‘Sustaining heritage’ to ‘Heritage sustaining broader societal wellbeing and benefits’: an ICCROM perspective Jane Thompson and Gamini Wijesuriya

Part IV: World Heritage site case studies

13. Implementing the World Heritage Sustainable Development Policy in Egypt: an opportunity for collective engagement in heritage conservation Dina Ishak Bakhoum14. Applying a sustainable development approach to the World Heritage ‘Town of Bamberg’ site: challenges met, opportunities seized Patricia Alberth15. Sustainable development and nature-culture linkages in the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia Juan Luis Isaza Londoño and César Augusto Velandia Silva16. World Heritage and sustainable development in Viet Nam Duong Bich Hanh, Tran Thi Thu Thuy, Pham Thi Thanh Huong and Nguyen Viet Cuong17. Ng’ambo Tuitakayo, the buffer zone we want: articulating heritage values in urban planning of Zanzibar town Muhammad Juma|18. Cooperative post-disaster reconstruction of Xijie historic quarter, China: directing conservation practice towards inclusive social and economic development Zhou Jian