The Contributions of World Natural Heritage Sites to Sustainable Regional Development - Two Case Studies from the North and the South
| Autor: | Karina Liechti, Urs Wiesmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Sustainable development
education.field_of_study World Natural Heritage Sites protected areas Swiss Alps Mt. Kenya region sustainable development regional development Cultural landscape Geography Planning and Development Population Endangered species Sustainable regional development Geography Environmental protection Natural heritage Cultural heritage management education Environmental planning Earth-Surface Processes Natural landscape |
| Zdroj: | Revue de géographie alpine. 92:84-94 |
| ISSN: | 0035-1121 |
| DOI: | 10.3406/rga.2004.2311 |
| Popis: | The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietsch- horn and Mount Kenya World Natural Heritage Sites differ in terms of the economic, socio-cultural and ecological dynamics of their surrounding regions. In the case of the Grindelwald region, the cultural landscape is more endangered than the protected natural landscape of the World Heritage Site, whereas in the case of the highland-lowland system of Mt. Kenya, the pressure on the high-potential resources of the World Heritage Site is great and protection can only be carried out if conflicts are taken into account. The contribution of World Natural Heritage Sites to sustainable regional deve- lopment in the North is probably greatest in socio-cultural terms, where creation of a basis of regional identity for the population can be of considerable importance. In the South, World Heritage status can ensure the protection of the natural landscape in ecological terms, but the potential losses for the population in terms of primary production are compensated only to a very limited degree. Wiesmann Urs, Liechti Karina. The Contributions of World Natural Heritage Sites to Sustainable Regional Development - Two Case Studies from the North and the South. In: Revue de géographie alpine, tome 92, n°3, 2004. Mélanges 2004. pp. 84-94. |
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