UNESCO world heritage status = death sentence

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Quote of the week from Dr Gwynn Jenkins, a cultural anthropologist:

'The biggest fear associated with the Unesco listing is ramped gentrification to cater to the tourism industry. Almost every World Heritage monument in Asia has been ruined, its heritage value destroyed by mass tourism and the money that can be made out of it. Places such as Lijiang in China, Borobodur in Indonesia and Angkor Wat in Cambodia have all suffered in this way.World Heritage listing is like a Louis Vuitton stamp for the tourism industry.'
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