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Disappearing world : the Earth's most extraordinary and endangered places / Alonzo Addison.
LIBRA G140.5 .A33 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Addison, Alonzo C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World Heritage areas.
- Conservation of natural resources.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Cultural property.
- world heritage sites.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : color illustrations, maps, photographs ; 29 x 26 cm
- illustration
- map
- photograph
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- London : Collins, 2007.
- Summary:
- This title provides the dramatic story behind over 100 of the most threatened UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The preservation of sites of natural and cultural significance has been taking place since 1972 with 830 sites now preserved. Although this offers some level of protection, it does not make them safe.
- Contents:
- World Heritage Site location map
- Conflict
- Theft
- Development
- Unsustainable tourism
- Pollution
- Disasters
- Constraints
- Changing uses
- Invaders
- Climate change
- UNESCO World Heritage Site information.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780007261185
- 0007261187
- OCLC:
- 148290087
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