How diverse is the World Heritage list?

Donatella Saccone () and Walter Santagata

International Journal of Public Policy, 2012, vol. 8, issue 4/5/6, 337-361

Abstract: The aim of the paper is twofold. First, we measure the degree of cultural diversity on the World Heritage list, considering both geographical and chronological unbalances. Second, we estimate the number of sites that would guarantee the highest level of cultural diversity and, then, we propose to increase the quality of the World Heritage list through a tournament model. The results show that, even if cultural diversity attained a good level, notable geographical unbalances overstayed and further improvement may be achieved by increasing the number of sites filling cultural categories still not represented. This would result in 358 new properties.

Keywords: cultural diversity; geographical unbalances; international policies; World Heritage List; cultural heritage; natural heritage; universal value; cultural significance; physical significance; cultural sites; natural sites; UNESCO; UN; United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization; chronological unbalances; tournament models; cultural categories; Middle East; North Africa; Europe; Asia; Oceania; SSA; Sub-Saharan Africa; America; public policy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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