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No Report, No Densification? A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Densification and Reporting Practices in World Heritage Properties

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  • Moses Katontoka

    (Landscape Architecture and Spatial Planning Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Francesca Noardo

    (Open Geospatial Consortium Europe, Technologielaan 3, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium)

  • Daniela Palacios-Lopez

    (Department of Land Surface Dynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Oberpfaffenhofen, D-82234 Weßling, Germany)

  • Thomas Esch

    (Department of Land Surface Dynamics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD), Oberpfaffenhofen, D-82234 Weßling, Germany
    Faculty of Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT), Schellingstr. 24, D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany)

  • Pirouz Nourian

    (Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, University of Twente, 7522NH Enschede, The Netherlands)

  • Fulong Chen

    (Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China)

  • Ana Pereira Roders

    (UNESCO Chair in Heritage and Values, Delft University of Technology, 2628BL Delft, The Netherlands)

Abstract

As urbanization accelerates, World Heritage properties, critical conservation areas, face a growing threat of urban densification, jeopardizing their Outstanding Universal Value (OUV). States Parties, the countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention, are responsible for submitting periodic reports on the state-of-conservation of their World Heritage properties. These reports should explicitly address any instances of urban densification that may be occurring. But do they? This research investigates the relationship between urban densification and reporting practices in World Heritage properties over time and space. Through a spatiotemporal analysis, by analyzing changes in the built-up area within the core zones of cultural World Heritage properties from 1985 to 2015. We found that urban development, including housing, infrastructure, and tourism facilities, has significantly impacted World Heritage properties and an increase in built-up area can be observed especially in properties not reporting on urban threats.

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  • Moses Katontoka & Francesca Noardo & Daniela Palacios-Lopez & Thomas Esch & Pirouz Nourian & Fulong Chen & Ana Pereira Roders, 2024. "No Report, No Densification? A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Densification and Reporting Practices in World Heritage Properties," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:13:y:2024:i:10:p:1646-:d:1495101
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