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UNESCO World Heritage Designation: An Opportunity or a Threat to Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)?

UNESCO World Heritage Designation: An Opportunity or a Threat to Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)?

Huong T. Bui, Tuan-Anh Le, Chung H. Nguyen
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781522520788|ISBN10: 1522520783|EISBN13: 9781522520795
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2078-8.ch015
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Bui, Huong T., et al. "UNESCO World Heritage Designation: An Opportunity or a Threat to Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)?." Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia, edited by Patricia Ordóńez de Pablos and Zeyar Myo Aung, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 250-260. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2078-8.ch015

APA

Bui, H. T., Le, T., & Nguyen, C. H. (2017). UNESCO World Heritage Designation: An Opportunity or a Threat to Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)?. In P. Ordóńez de Pablos & Z. Aung (Eds.), Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia (pp. 250-260). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2078-8.ch015

Chicago

Bui, Huong T., Tuan-Anh Le, and Chung H. Nguyen. "UNESCO World Heritage Designation: An Opportunity or a Threat to Hoi An Ancient Town (Vietnam)?." In Tourism and Opportunities for Economic Development in Asia, edited by Patricia Ordóńez de Pablos and Zeyar Myo Aung, 250-260. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2078-8.ch015

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Abstract

The chapter analyzes the impacts of World Heritage List designation on the local economy, residents, and environment in the Vietnamese site of Hoi An Ancient Town. Findings from the study raise concerns about managing heritage tourism in developing countries. While Hoi An successfully attracts a large number of tourists and enjoys economic success from tourism, social and environmental sustainability are in question. This case study demonstrates that management of tourism at World Heritage-listed sites is facing challenges of land speculation, inflation, commodification of local culture, and environmental degradation.

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