...Anindita Dey; Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti Purpose Buffer zones are tools to protect the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of World Heritage Sites (WHS), whose delineation process depends on state parties. There is a lack of research on the concept and understanding of buffer zones, especially...

...Hassan Darabi; Homa Irani Behbahani; Samin Shokoohi; Saman Shokoohi Purpose The integrity of heritage and landscape hinges on protection and restoration policies. Such policies are implemented through the determination of buffer zones that most of them are mainly based on the self-absorbed view...

...Mônica Bahia Schlee Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss the application of buffer zones as an urban landscape heritage management tool, using Rio de Janeiro as the main case study, in order to inform urban regulation around the sites inscribed as World Heritage Cultural...