Abstract
World Heritage sites, recognised for their cultural or natural values and as sustainable tourist destinations, must be preserved and controlled via long-term legislative protection and the implementation of a specific management plan. This process is strongly recommended to involve all the concerned actors, including the local populations. Our research presents the governance arrangements of two World Heritage sites: the Chaîne des Puys-Limagne fault tectonic arena together with the Causses and the Cévennes Mediterranean agropastoral cultural landscape. These arrangements’ establishment is studied through different stages, such as creation, implementation, and institutionalisation, as well as further evolutions. We focus on the diversity, multi-party system as well as coherence of the governance. This chapter shows how innovative participatory governance bodies can allow the local community’s involvement in the sustainable management of World Heritage sites, including the tourism sector.
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Castelain, C. (2024). Participatory Governance Models to Manage World Heritage Sites. Innovative Management Bodies from the Natural Site of the Chaîne des Puys-Limagne Fault Tectonic Arena and the Cultural Landscape of the Causses and the Cévennes. In: Trono, A., Castronuovo, V., Kosmas, P. (eds) Managing Natural and Cultural Heritage for a Durable Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52041-9_22
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