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The World Heritage Convention and the Exemplary Management of Complex Heritage Sites

2002; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 8; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13556207.2002.10785326

2326-6384

Dennis Rodwell,

International Business and FDI

AbstractManagement plans have now been published for the five United Kingdom industrial World Heritage Sites—Ironbridge Gorge, the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape, the Derwent Valley Mills, New Lanark, and Saltaire. Many consider these to be exemplars in their field.This paper aims to present the context; give examples of the management parameters, objectives, and progress in implementation of the management plans for the five United Kingdom industrial Sites; relate these back to the provisions of the World Heritage Convention; and extract guidance that is relevant to the preparation and implementation of management plans for other complex heritage sites, specifically historic towns and cities.Although the management plans quoted in this paper relate to World Heritage Sites, they are relevant to complex heritage sites irrespective of whether they have achieved World Heritage status. Additional informationNotes on contributorsDennis RodwellBiographyDennis Rodwell MA, DipArch (Cantab), DipFrench(Open), RIBA, FRIAS, FSA Scot, FRSA, IHBCDennis Rodwell practices as an architect-planner. He is a consultant to the Division of Cultural Heritage and to the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO, Paris, and conservation officer and urban designer to the city of Derby, England. The author of numerous articles and papers concerning heritage matters, including comparative studies of conservation policy and practice in Western Europe, he has undertaken missions on behalf of the World Heritage Centre to Central and Eastern Europe aimed at achieving best practice in the management of historic cities and the conservation of historic buildings, work that he is developing through UNESCO's Division of Cultural Heritage. In the city of Derby, he has responsibility for the setting and implementation of policy for historic buildings and for its 15 conservation areas; these include the historic city centre and the eighteenth- to nineteenth-century factory village of Darley Abbey that forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author.