...Ana Pereira Roders; Ron van Oers; Ana Pereira Roders; Ron van Oers Purpose This article aims to introduce the special issue of the journal Facilities on “World Heritage cities management”, together with the respective articles. Design/methodology/approach This introduction addresses...

... of China's heritage in a new global context. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on field research in 2008/2009 on the Chinese sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List (WHL). While details of the research will be provided in a later stage, some interesting findings and patterns are emerging...

... residential zone, with few visitors, except for Havana Park, a key draw in the area. The passage of the first heritage protection laws in 1977 provided a legal basis for the work done by the Heritage Office, which had conducted a preliminary assessment of the Historic Center (declared a National Monument...

...Ana Pereira Roders; Ron van Oers; Angela Pons; Ana R. Pereira Roders; Molly Turner Purpose The purpose of this paper is to survey the sustainability of management practices followed by local authorities, and their impact on the preservation of World Heritage cities, taking the Old City...

...Ana Pereira Roders; Ron van Oers; Matthias Ripp; Uli Eidenschink; Christina Milz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the strategies, policies and tools used in the World Heritage city “Old town of Regensburg/Germany with Stadtamhof” to face specific challenges. Even in a short period...

... their “bricks and mortar” and investigates contributory factors. Findings No building is an island. Buildings relate one to another and to the infrastructure, which links and serves them and their users. There are, for instance, cultural, heritage and physical links to be built upon and added to by new...