Identities and cultures in tourism: the role of UNESCO World Heritage sites

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CULTURES AND IDENTITIES IN CULTURES AND IDENTITIES IN TOURISM TOURISM

THE ROLE OF UNESCO WORLD THE ROLE OF UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES HERITAGE SITES

Dr. Giorgio ANDRIANDr. Giorgio ANDRIAN

UNESCO Venice Office (BRESCE)UNESCO Venice Office (BRESCE)

TOURISM IS ABOUT..TOURISM IS ABOUT..

...GETTING KNOWN EACH ...GETTING KNOWN EACH OTHEROTHER

TOURISM IS ABOUT..TOURISM IS ABOUT..

...FACING STEREOTYPES...FACING STEREOTYPES

TOURISM IS ABOUT..TOURISM IS ABOUT..

...FOSTERING LOCAL ...FOSTERING LOCAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

structures: 191beds: 11208

structures: 202beds: 11615

structures: 274 beds: 12379

structures: 331 beds: 12974

structures: 416beds: 14217

structures: 502 beds: 15322

structures: 632beds: 16149

structures: 834 beds: 17216

structures: 1048 beds: 19145

structures: 1516 beds: 22935

LOCAL POPULATION DYNAMICSLOCAL POPULATION DYNAMICS

TOURISM IS ABOUT..TOURISM IS ABOUT..

...BIG BUSINESS...BIG BUSINESS

WHICH DIRECTION TO TAKE?

THE ‘MEDALS’

890 site in 186 States Parties

(UNESCO,Sept. 09)

699 cultural 176 natural and 25 mixed properties

WH Sites Desigantion Trends

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47

28 2724

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30 29

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30

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32

9

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35 33

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47

y = 0.3306x + 23.097

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Designation's Year

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A GROWING TREND

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39

35

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119

46

1

59

4

10

379

57

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81

35

AFR APA ARB EUR LACRegion

Number of WH Sites per Region

Nuture Sites

Culture Sites

Mixed Sites

Source: The World Heritage Center (2007); AFR: Africa, APA: Asia and the Pacific, ARB: Tha Arab States, EUR: Europe and North America, LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean

TOURISM IS ABOUT..TOURISM IS ABOUT..

... IMAGINES WHICH TRAVELS ... IMAGINES WHICH TRAVELS AROUND WITH USAROUND WITH US

MISTERIOUS VENICE

VENICE IN PERIL

CAN THE CAN THE

‘CULTURE OF TOURISM’‘CULTURE OF TOURISM’

BE ‘TRAINED’?BE ‘TRAINED’?

THE UNESCO SITE-BASED THE UNESCO SITE-BASED CAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIESCAPACITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES

GRAZIE !GRAZIE !