HBM 235 1st Edition Lecture 19 Outline of Last Lecture I II Tourism Organizations Exam Review Outline of Current Lecture I II III The Fundamental Question World Heritage List UNESCO Angkor Wat Cambodia Current Lecture I The Fundamental Question A Where When and how much do I control regulate B Nature vs Nurture C Tourism is no different II World Heritage List UNESCO A B 1 2 List of sites that be preserved for humanity approx 936 Criteria examples Represent a masterpiece of human creative genius Bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared 3 Etc C Selection process 1 Pros huge tourism booster 2 Cons World heritage is big business tourism III Angkor Wat Cambodia A 900 year old Hindu Temple B 1993 7 500 tourists annually 20 people per day C Today 2 5 million tourist annually 6849 people per day 1 Foot traffic 2 Groundwater pumping in nearby city D Changes way of life E Whose heritage is being preserved Exploiting of preserving
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