Sophia Labadi is currently Senior Lecturer in Heritage Studies, Director of the Centre for Heritage at the University of Kent and consultant for international organisations. She previously worked for UNESCO, in the Secretariat of the 1972 World Heritage Convention and the 2003 Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention and participated in the strategic planning and drafting of the 2009 UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity.William Logan is Professor Emeritus in the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and he is formerly a member of the Heritage Council of Victoria and president of Australia ICOMOS. He is co-editor of the Routledge Key Issues in Cultural Heritage book series.

• Editor’s IntroductionCh. 1 Approaches to Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability Dr Sophia Labadi, University of Kent, United KingdomEmeritus Prof William Logan, Deakin University, Melbourne, AustraliaPart I. Implementing International Frameworks at the National LevelCh. 2 In the slipstream of development: World Heritage and development-induced displacement in Laos Kearrin Sims, University of Western Sydney, AustraliaProf Tim Winter, Deakin University, AustraliaCh. 3 World Heritage, Poverty and Development: a disconnect? Answers from Island of Mozambique, Mozambique Albino Jopela. Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique.Ch. 4 Interrogating communities of expertise on urban conservation and development: past and future of ‘public and open spaces’ in the old city of Tunis Bianca Maria Nardella and Elisabete Cidre, University College, London, United Kingdom Ch. 5 Challenges for Implementing UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape in CanadaDr Stacey Jessiman de Nanteuil, Stanford University, United States of AmericaCh. 6 Using the Historic Urban Landscape to reimagine Ballarat: the Local ContextKristal Buckley, Deakin University, AustraliaDr Steven Cooke, Deakin University, Australia Susan Fayad, City of Ballarat, AustraliaCh. 7 Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Urban Environment – Some Experiences Gained from Implementing UNESCO’s 2003 ConventionDr Janet Blake, Lecturer in Law, Uni. of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, IranPart II. Reconciling Urban Heritage Conservation and Development?Ch. 8 The Impacts of Culture and Heritage-led Development Programs: the Cases of Liverpool (UK) and Lille (France) Dr Sophia Labadi, University of Kent, United KingdomCh. 9 Management Strategies for Historic Towns in Europe Emeritus Prof. Robert Pickard, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United KingdomCh. 10 Corporate Visual Impact on Historic Urban LandscapeDr Celia Martinez Yanez, University of Granada, Spain Ch. 11 From Zero Sum Game to Arranged Marriage: The Struggle between Built Heritage Conservation and Urban Development in Post-colonial Hong Kong Dr Lee Ho Yin, University of Hong Kong, ChinaProf. Lynne DiStefano, University of Hong Kong, ChinaCh. 12 Cuba as ‘Exception’: UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape Approach, Integral Development and the Changing Management of Historic Centres in Late Socialist CubaDr Matthew J. Hill, University of Massachusetts, United StatesDr Maki Tanaka, University of California Berkeley, United StatesPart III. Grass-roots Heritage and Bottom-up ApproachesCh. 13 Stakeholder Involvement: A Necessary Condition for the Sustainable Preservation of the Urban HeritageDr Eduardo Rojas, consultant, World Bank, United States of AmericaCh. 14 Whose Heritage? Conflicting Narratives and Top-down and Bottom-up Approaches to Heritage Management in Yangon, MyanmarEmeritus Prof William Logan, Deakin University, AustraliaCh. 15 Living heritage, community participation and sustainability: redefining development strategies in Hoi An Ancient Town World Heritage property, Viet NamPham Thi Thanh Huong, UNESCO Office, Hanoi, VietnamCh. 16 Deep Ecology and Hauz Khas Village Heritage for Delhi Megacity PlanningDr Yamini Narayanan, Deakin University, Australia