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Re-examination of the Relationship between World Heritage Site Designation and Local Identity

Jimura, T (2016) Re-examination of the Relationship between World Heritage Site Designation and Local Identity. In: Heritage 2016 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development . (Heritage 2016: 5th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development, 12 July 2016 - 15 July 2016, Lisbon).

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Abstract

Jimura (2015) investigated the relationship between World Heritage Site (WHS) listing and local identity through the analysis of 14 Japanese WHSs, and identified three requirements WHS inscription must satisfy to contribute greatly to creating/enhancing local identity. First, the site must not be well-known to visitors before WHS designation but see a clear increase in the visitor number afterwards. Second, it must not have played a significant role in the local community before WHS inscription, but the community’s awareness of the value of the site must have been enhanced subsequently. Third, it needs to be a definite area where local population resides. Five sites have been added to Japan’s list of WHSs since the time of Jimura (2015)’s investigation, making it a total of 19 WHSs as of February 2016. Hence, this paper re-examines the association between WHS designation and local identity by exploring whether the three requirements are still valid.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information: This is the accepted version of an article published at: http://heritage.greenlines-institute.org/en/heritage-2016 Jimura, T. Re-examination of the Relationship between World Heritage Site Designation and Local Identity. Heritage 2016 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development.
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Sport Studies, Leisure & Nutrition (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher: Green Lines Institute for Sustainable Development
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2018 08:55
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2022 15:16
Editors: Amoeda, R, Lira, S and Pinheiro, C
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9203
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