Evaluating Modern Society's Role in Preserving World Heritage Sites

This essay evaluates the importance of modern society in maintaining World Heritage sites, emphasizing their role as cultural landmarks recognized for their universal value and contribution to stunning landscapes. It discusses the history, background, and selection process of these sites, along with reasons for their preservation. The essay critically evaluates the negative impacts of these sites on the tourism sector, noting inequalities and potential conflicts arising from the focus on developed areas with heritage monuments. It concludes that while preservation is crucial, addressing the negative consequences and adopting attracting strategies in tourism are essential for a balanced approach. Desklib offers a platform to explore similar essays and study resources for students.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
This essay aims to evaluate the importance of modern society to maintain World heritage
sites. It is necessary to take proper care of the World heritage sites as they are cultural landmarks
that are recognised (Mesaroş, Cioruţa and Coman, 2018). They enhance the beauty of the nation
and are attracts various tourists. The enhance the universal value in present and must be
preserved for future generations as well. World heritage sites provides habitats to various iconic
species and also contribute to stunning landscapes. There are regular changes in the world in
today’s time. The modern society must understand the importance and value of these heritage
sites and make efforts to keep them safe. It is one of the interesting topic as it enhances the value
of nation and are important part of the history. In this essay there is discussion related to the
history and background of the World heritage sites. The process of selecting the sites is also
important part of this essay. There are certain reasons behind preserving the sites and they are
also mentioned in the essay. There is critical evaluation in the essay and the negative impact of
these sites on tourism sector is also mentioned.
MAIN BODY
Heritage site can be referred as official location where military, political, cultural and social
histories were kept and preserved for various reasons including cultural heritage value. Historical
sites were generally protected by formulated laws so that they can maintain their status and value
in all over the world. Ancient monuments, properties, museums and parks are preserved by
governments of respective nations so that people can evaluate the importance of social and
cultural value of their past time. The architectural procedures and designs of these heritage sites
were developed in creative and attractive manner so that it can remain a valuable for longer
period of time. UNESCO which is named as United Nations educational, scientific and cultural
organisation is meant to preserve identify and protect this world Heritage sites. One of the
treaties which is named as the convention concerning the protection of world cultural and natural
heritage which was undertaken by UNESCO in 1972 (Seyfi, Michael Hall and Fagnoni, 2019).
They focus on preserving heritage site so that upcoming generations can analyse the architectural
values of ancient time which was is very unique and meaningful. Natural, mixed and cultural are
majorly three types of sites which can be seen by people nowadays. Ancient paintings,
sculptures, historical buildings are classified under cultural heritage site which are preferred by
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large number of tourist and a local visitor (Chen and et.al., 2018). Large number of natural parks
and landscapes which are formulated by biological evolutionary comes under natural site. The
last type of site is combination of cultural and natural site which attracts large number of tourists.
A particular law is a formulated in 1972 which is suggest that structures and buildings which
convey particular message and are unique in nature can be named as a world Heritage site (Jiao
and et.al., 2019). It suggests that these structures should be preserved and identified under world
Heritage committee so that it remains a valuable in future. The criteria which are followed to
classify world Heritage site should include that monument are developed as masterpieces. Their
art and design should remain meaningful for longer span of time so that future generation can
identify the uniqueness of human creation. Those world Heritage site should be different from
normal buildings and would naturally beautiful which shows artistic work in best possible
manner.
There is key role of preserving the heritage sties and the modern society plays a critical role
in the same. The government must also help and make laws to preserve these sites as they will be
followed by all the people. Heritage encompasses tangible and intangible, movable and
immovable, natural and cultural, and documentary assets that are inherited from the past and
transmitted to future generations by virtue of their irreplaceable value (Liburd, Blichfeldt and
Duedahl, 2021). There is need of respecting the same and keeping them alive as the same is
necessary to provide best to the future generation. Heritage is a source of identity and valuable
factors that must be provided and passed to next generation as well. It empowers the local
community and enables the vulnerable groups to participate and cultural values. UNESCO
provides a unique platform that fosters mutual respect and understanding for the natural heritage
sites. This helps as a major reason to preserve the sites and to value them in effective manner.
The protection policies are being designed by them in such a manner so that better results are
attained. The natural and cultural sites and museums are source of heritage and they must be
preserved. It helps to provide integrity among the people. This brings positivity among people
and they are able to learn from the sane in effective manner. It is the wealth of the country and
the same must be transmitted to the next generation. For example, the rivers are also important
part of heritage and of they will not be preserved that there will be problems of water. The
another example is monuments and they are the only things left from the ancestors and taking
proper care of them is the utmost responsibility of the Morden society to preserve the same. This
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will also help to develop a better world and manage the system effectively. The powerful
resources would be safeguarded for the next generation as well. It is important to make use of
resources in appropriate manner. There is need of managing the resources in appropriate manner
and keeping them safe.
There are both negative and positive aspects of a situation. A lot of space is being covered
by the resources and there is need of space so that the rising population can live properly. There
is need of understanding that there ae some negative consequences that are caused by
safeguarding the heritage (Barry, 2019). This causes gap among the developed and
underdeveloped countries. The places that have heritage monuments are better known as the
developed one and most of the people like to live in the developed places. This is causing
inequalities among the people and is major reason of discrimination among the people. It is seen
that the people who live in under developed country do not have knowledge and practical
experience regarding the monuments. The under developed countries are not able to attract the
tourist and this brings a turning point in tourism industry. There are several places that require
and need tourist but they prefer the places where they can take benefit of monuments. There are
chances of conflicts among the countries due to the rise in problem (Ross, 2021). There is certain
negative assumption seen among these sites and they are also causing issue. It is necessary for
the tourism organisations to take suitable actions. In order to reduce the problems in tourism
sector. The use of attracting strategies is important in today’s time so that they are able to attract
the people. There is requirement of using other attracting strategies that will help to manage the
overall work of tourism. The negativity is present at each and every level and taking suitable
actions will help to overcome the problem. The regular changes must be checked and the tourism
sector will take necessary initiatives to carry on the process of working is best suitable manner.
CONCLUSION
From the above essay it can be concluded that world Heritage site can be refer as the area
and locations which have a legal protection right because of their ancient values. There is need of
preserving the world heritage sites by the modern society. They are majorly designated by
UNESCO because they are highly significant due to various factors like historical, cultural and
scientific. This essay has included about background and history of world heritage site along
with the different categories. It included why world heritage should be preserved and it’s benefit
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with the help of examples. This report included the negative consequences of preservation of
world heritage site. How tourism sector is impacted by the preservation of this site are also
mentioned in this report along with the factors which can reduce the negative impact. The right
actions must be taken in right direction so that the tourism sector is able to overcome all the
challenges.
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