Open AccessMaking world heritage truly global: The Culture Certificate Scheme
Author(s) -
Frey Bruno S.,
Pamini Paolo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
oxonomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1752-5209
pISSN - 1752-5195
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-5209.2009.00033.x
Subject(s) - world heritage , certificate , cultural heritage , business , industrial heritage , cultural heritage management , global village , world culture , scheme (mathematics) , political science , geography , economy , economics , sociology , social science , globalization , law , computer science , tourism , mathematical analysis , mathematics , algorithm
. Culture has attributes of a global public good that needs to be preserved for mankind as a whole. World Culture Certificates are proposed to efficiently preserve World Heritage. The community of nations has to agree on the Global Heritage List and how much each nation is to contribute to that purpose. Each World Heritage site conserved is acknowledged through the issuance of a tradable Certificate. Countries and private firms are induced to seek sites where financial resources can be spent most productively. This leads to an efficient allocation of resources to preserve World Heritage.