{"id":18770,"date":"2018-04-20T16:38:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=18770"},"modified":"2018-04-20T16:38:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T15:38:58","slug":"new-plan-unveiled-for-edinburghs-unesco-world-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18770","title":{"rendered":"New plan unveiled for Edinburgh\u2019s UNESCO World Heritage Site"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EWHT<\/a>A new plan for Edinburgh\u2019s Old and New Towns World Heritage Site has\u00a0 been launched which includes commitments to improve the quality of new development, better manage tourism growth, and deepen residents\u2019 awareness and understanding of the site among other actions.<\/h3>\n

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Edinburgh World Heritage News writes:<\/p>\n

The historic area, which was inscribed by UNESCO in 1995, covers most of the City Centre from Quartermile to Dean Village and from the West End to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The new plan, which runs for five years, is intended to protect and manage the \u2018outstanding universal value\u2019 of the site. After an extensive public consultation exercise, the plan was written by the partners responsible for the management of the site: City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh World Heritage and Historic Environment Scotland.<\/p>\n

Among the 39 actions is creating \u2018place briefs\u2019 for redevelopment sites to set out the city\u2019s expectations in terms of quality and \u2018fitting in\u2019 with the historical context, as well as improving local community engagement and plans to better explain and engage residents and schoolchildren with what is special about the site. Recent research has revealed that public understanding is generally low \u2013 for example, only 8% of 16-24-year olds in Scotland are aware that Edinburgh\u2019s New Town is part of a World Heritage Site. The Council recently granted the lease for the Tron Kirk on the High Street to Edinburgh World Heritage for use as a World Heritage Centre to help address this issue.<\/p>\n

The plan also commits the city to better manage tourism growth and covers areas such as the profusion of short-term holiday lets, issues over street cleanliness, especially during peak tourism periods, and the need for a broader tourism plan which builds on sustainable best-practice from other historic cities.<\/p>\n

For background see below:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/ewh.org.uk\/new-plan-unveiled-edinburghs-unesco-world-heritage-site\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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