Looking After Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources in Asia ...

What exactly is a “management plan” for a
historic city as a World Heritage Site (2)?
• There are some (but not many) good examples of
management plans to refer to (UK, Australia, e.g.)
• Most historic cities are not World Heritage Sites, but the
WH guidelines are nevertheless always useful to refer to
• “Conservation counts (and it pays)”: If properly done,
public investments usually trigger considerable private
investments >>> Estimated multipliers in urban areas are at
least 1:3 but may reach 1:6!
• Properly managed “revitalization” (which is not so much
the problem in Cambodian towns!) must mean a mix of
economic, social, institutional, and physical improvements
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