| Titre | The Contributions of World Natural Heritage Sites to Sustainable Regional Development - Two Case Studies from the North and the South | |
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| Auteur | Urs Wiesmann, Karina Liechti | |
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Revue | Revue de Géographie Alpine |
| Numéro | vol. 92, no 3, 2004 Mélanges 2004 | |
| Page | 84-94 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietsch- horn and Mount Kenya World Natural Heritage Sites differ in terms of the economic, socio-cultural and ecological dynamics of their surrounding regions. In the case of the Grindelwald region, the cultural landscape is more endangered than the protected natural landscape of the World Heritage Site, whereas in the case of the highland-lowland system of Mt. Kenya, the pressure on the high-potential resources of the World Heritage Site is great and protection can only be carried out if conflicts are taken into account. The contribution of World Natural Heritage Sites to sustainable regional development in the North is probably greatest in socio-cultural terms, where creation of a basis of regional identity for the population can be of considerable importance. In the South, World Heritage status can ensure the protection of the natural landscape in ecological terms, but the potential losses for the population in terms of primary production are compensated only to a very limited degree. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/doc/rga_0035-1121_2004_num_92_3_2311 |
