The role of self-gentrification in sustainable tourism: Indigenous entrepreneurship at Honghe Hani Rice Terraces World Heritage Site, China

In 2000, UNESCO included a linear cultural landscape along a 200 kilometre stretch in the middle reaches of the Loire Valley, between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire. The management of this extensive cultural landscape is exemplary, innovative but also complicated. The aim of this article is to explore the challenges faced and strategies adopted by the Loire Valley as a World Heritage Site in the development of tourism. Quantitative and qualitative data were both used to enhance the depth and breadth of analysis. The work presented refers to three sources of data. The findings reveal that tourism development in the Loire Valley has some challengers, such as short stays of tourists, slow growth in tourist numbers, uneven visitor numbers between castles, and the blurred role of World Heritage status in destination image. However, three different aspects of strategies have been applied by the authorities to enhance tourism development, including governance and marketing, attraction development and activation, as well as synergies of local communities.

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The role of intangible assets in the conservation of Bam and its cultural landscape as a World Heritage site

Sustainable Tourism V ◽

10.2495/st120321 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

G. Amirjamshidi ◽

E. Fodde ◽

D. D’Ayala ◽

E. Mokhtari

Keyword(s):

Cultural Landscape ◽

Intangible Assets ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Heritage Site

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The Role of Pentahelix Actors for Sawahlunto City to be Deemed a Unesco World Heritage

Journal of Business on Hospitality and Tourism ◽

10.22334/jbhost.v7i1.253 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Reza Permadi ◽

Fahriza Junizar ◽

Nurul Aldha Mauliddinna Siregar ◽

Ute Lies Siti Khadijah

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Government Regulation ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Mining Sites ◽

Study Approach ◽

Mining City ◽

Heritage Site

The coal mine closures have turned Sawahlunto into an idle city. By integrating the post-mining sites landscape and the Dutch colonial architecture heritage, Sawahlunto becomes a city of a kind. Therefore, the local government and the legislature (DPRD) as well as other stakeholders created a vision for Sawahlunto as a “A Cultural Tourism Mining City” in 2020, set in Local Government Regulation (PERDA) No 2 of 2001. The year 2020 was set as a target to motivate the local government and stakeholders to achieve the vision. As a matter of fact, Sawahlunto has been included as a World Heritage site by UNESCO as of 2019. This research aims to understand the role of stakeholders in developing and rebranding Sawahlunto, by using the Pentahelix model. This research uses a qualitative method along with the case study approach as well as utilizing interviews, observations and archival study as the types of research methodology. Finally, the result of this research shows that the stakeholders carry out their roles well and fully support the vision of Sawahlunto city.

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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORIC CITIES OF ARID REGIONS WITH THE REVIVAL OF QANAT (YAZD CITY)

GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites ◽

10.30892/gtg.35222-669 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 428-436

Author(s):

Saeedeh MOAYEDFAR ◽

Keyword(s):

Arid Regions ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Unesco World Heritage Site ◽

Swot Matrix ◽

Yazd City ◽

Tectonic Features

Qanat is one of the cultural and geological attractions in arid regions. Iran's Qanat has become the 20th UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Since the Qanat is a cultural, historical, and ecological heritage in addition to its tectonic features, it can include geotourism and, it offers potentials in planning sustainable tourism. Therefore qanat tourism with emphasis sustainable tourism can cause conservation and regeneration of this local capacity. This research has been conducted with the aim of investigating the capabilities of qanats in Yazd from different aspects of tourism. Yazd city was registered as the World heritage city at UNESCO in 2017. According to the hydrologic and tourism experts, the Delphi model has been used, and the SWOT matrix has been formed. According to the AHP model, the results indicate the importance of the strengths and opportunities of the qanat of tourism in this city. The top strategies for tourism boom include investment, the participation of indigenous people, and the creation of museums and Qanatel in qanats.

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