World Heritage caves and karst: a thematic study

Creator

Paul W. Williams

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Publication Date

January 2008

Abstract

Contents: PART 1: REVIEW OF KARST LANDSCAPES AND CAVES IN RELATION TO THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST -- 1.1 Introduction Nominations of Karst Properties to the World Heritage List -- 1.2 Purpose and Scope of this Review -- 1.3 Definitions: Karst Landscapes and Karst-like Landscapes -- 1.4 Conceptual Framework -- 1.5 Karst Landscapes and Caves on the World Heritage List -- 1.6 Karst Landscapes and Caves on the Tentative Lists of States Parties -- 1.7 Recommendations for Filling the Principal Remaining Gaps -- 1.8 Conclusions on Karst and the World Heritage List -- PART 2: THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INTEGRITY AND MANAGEMENT THAT SHOULD APPLY TO KARST ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST -- 2.1 Conditions of Integrity 2.2 Requirements for Integrity that Apply to Karst -- The Unusual Characteristics of Karst -- Requirements for Integrity -- 2.3 Requirements for Management that Apply to Karst -- Responsibility of the State Party -- Management Structure -- Management Issues in Karst -- Management of Caves -- 2.4 Monitoring -- 2.5 Conclusions on Integrity -- References -- Pictures -- Tables. Open Access See Extended description for more information.

Keywords

Resource Management

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Text

Language

English

Publisher

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Identifier

K26-04892

Recommended Citation

Williams, Paul W., "World Heritage caves and karst: a thematic study" (2008). KIP Data Sets and Technical Reports. 136.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_data/136