Towards sustainable development in Angkor, Cambodia : social, environmental and financial aspects of conserving cultural heritage

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dc.contributor.authorThyl De Lopez, Thanakvaro
dc.contributor.authorPonlok, Tin
dc.contributor.authorProeung, Som
dc.contributor.authorSinoeun, Choeun
dc.contributor.authorThea, Sing
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-31T18:24:03Z
dc.date.available2011-03-31T18:24:03Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractFounded in the ninth century, the city of Angkor lies at the heart of Khmer cultural heritage. Since 1995, the number of foreign visitors to the temples of Angkor has jumped from a few thousand a year to nearly a million. The neighbouring city of Siem Reap has experienced rapid growth in recent years and local infrastructure and services have struggled to keep up with the demands of international mass tourism. While it represents a significant source of foreign currency for Cambodia, mass tourism has increased pressure on Angkor's cultural and natural features, including water supply. This study of the impacts of tourism on local people involved face-to-face interviews of more than 400 souvenir vendors and 2,500 households residing in Angkor. It found that revenues from park entrance fees represent a unique opportunity to restore Angkor to a thriving city and provides a catalogue of useful and feasible community development projects that could be financed in this way.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (67 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.isbn1-55250-240-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/45921
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SGen
dc.relation.ispartofEEPSEA research report series / IDRC. Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia; no. 2006-RR5en
dc.relation.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/45922
dc.subjectECONOMIC ASPECTSen
dc.subjectCAMBODIAen
dc.subjectPUBLIC OPINIONen
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectCULTURAL PROPERTYen
dc.subjectPROTECTIONen
dc.subjectANGKOR (EXTINCT CITY)en
dc.subjectTEMPLESen
dc.subjectCONSERVATION AND RESTORATIONen
dc.subjectANGKOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARKen
dc.subjectCULTURAL PARKSen
dc.subjectWORLD HERITAGE AREASen
dc.titleTowards sustainable development in Angkor, Cambodia : social, environmental and financial aspects of conserving cultural heritageen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.copyright.holderIDRC
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceIDRC is copyright holderen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber003591024
idrc.project.number003591
idrc.project.titleEEPSEA (Economy and Environment Program for South East Asia) - Phase IIIen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC PUBLICATIONen
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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