Search for dissertations about: "world heritage area"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words world heritage area.

2. 1. Negotiating Wilderness in a Cultural Landscape : Predators and Saami Reindeer Herding in the Laponian World Heritage Area

   Author : Åsa Nilsson Dahlström; Hugh Beach; Robert Paine; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; Laponia; wilderness; cultural landscape; world heritage area; Saami; reindeer herding; predators; Sweden; Kulturantropologi; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : The UNESCO appointment of the Laponian World Heritage Area in 1996 meant that Sweden accepted the assignment of protecting both the cultural and natural values of this area for all mankind and all generations to come. Located in northern Sweden, Laponia had previously been protected for its natural values only, but the 1996 appointment determined that the local Saami reindeer herding culture should also be preserved. READ MORE

4. 2. Life in a World Heritage City : A case study of discussions and contested values in Angra do Heroísmo, the Azores

   Author : Marit Johansson; Peter Aronsson; Geir Vestheim; Bodil Petersson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; World Heritage City; Angra do Heroísmo; Azores; local community; development; preservation; negotiations; dissonance; AHD; Verdensarvby; Angra do Heroísmo; Asorene; lokalsamfunn; forvaltning; moderne utvikling; bevaring; forhandlinger; dissonans; AHD;

   Abstract : The objectives of this study are to critically map and analyse past and current  discussions, negotiations and social processes that take place and relate to conditions created by living in- or monitoring the World Heritage City Angra do Heroísmo in the Azores, Portugal. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and qualitative interviews with the stakeholders in the city, the purpose has been to study how, and with what result and consequences, contested values, interests, rhetoric and powers are mobilized and made into dynamic forces for these stakeholders. READ MORE

5. 3. Managing Laponia : A World Heritage Site as Arena for Sami Ethno-Politics in Sweden

   Author : Carina Green; Hugh Beach; Thomas Thornton; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Laponia; World Heritage; Swedish Sami; ethnic mobilization; articulation; indigeneity; nature conservation management; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

   Abstract : This study deals with the implications of implementing the World Heritage site of Laponia in northern Sweden. Laponia, consisting of previously well-known national parks such as Stora Sjöfallet and Sarek, obtained its World Heritage status in 1996. READ MORE

6. 4. Protected Attractions : Tourism and Wilderness in the Swedish Mountain Region

   Author : Sandra Wall Reinius; Gunnel Forsberg; Annika Dahlberg; Peter Fredman; Jarkko Saarinen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Landscape value and perception; nature conservation policy; tourist behavior; tourist attraction; infrastructure; visitor survey; nature-culture dichotomy; Laponian World Heritage Area; Sweden; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; kulturgeografi; Human Geography;

   Abstract : Europe's first national parks were established in northern Sweden in 1909 and this region has thus functioned as a protected and aesthetic pleasure landscape for a century. In 1996, due to the combination of spectacular natural environment and ancient Sami traditions the Laponian World Heritage Area was established here. READ MORE

7. 5. Struggles over conservation space : Social justice in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

   Author : Melissa Hansen; LUCSUS; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agency; capabilities; human development; the politics of sustainability; the production of space; protected areas; rights and resistance; South Africa; struggles;

   Abstract : In the past several decades under a growing influence of ecological modernisation, various assumed ‘win-win’ approaches to protected area conservation and poverty alleviation have been introduced all over the world, especially in resource-rich developing countries. Yet protected area conservation is an inherently political process, and the goals are often not achieved. READ MORE