Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 What Is Heritage? -- 2 Heritage as a Discipline -- 3 Heritage for People: History and Theory -- 4 Fields of Heritage -- 5 Selling Heritage -- 6 Heritage as Identity -- 7 Heritage as Process -- 8 Values and Issues -- 9 Interpretation in Practice -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z
Heritage and its preservation is a major concern around the world. In order to establish identities, as well as attracting visitors, the natural and cultural heritage is protected, conserved, managed and interpreted, by families, by cities, by nation states and at international level. Environmental and cultural heritage is now accepted as a major feature in business location, as the demand for quality of life becomes insistent. This major movement has resulted in the development of Heritage as a field of study, both on its own, and as elements within many other disciplines, such as geography, a.
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Historic sites--Management. Cultural property--Management. Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Historic sites--Management.--Europe Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Europe--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Cultural property--Management.--Europe Interpretation of cultural and natural resources. Interpretation of cultural and natural resources--Europe. Cultural property. Historic sites. Interpretation of cultural and natural resources. Lieux historiques--Gestion. Lieux historiques--Programmes d'interpretation--Guides, manuels, etc. Lieux historiques--Gestion.--Europe Lieux historiques--Programmes d'interpretation--Europe--Guides, manuels, etc. Interpretation du patrimoine. Interpretation du patrimoine--Europe. History of art / art & design styles. Historic sites--Interpretive programs. Historic sites--Management. Interpretation of cultural and natural resources.