Syftet med uppsatsen är att belysa vad som sker efter utnämnandet till världsarv av UNESCO, genom att se om och hur strategier för bevarande och utveckling förändrats sedan 1989 fram till idag. Fallstudien har utgått från Hansestaden Visby och behandlar främst världsarvets förvaltning samt de nationella och lokala skydd som finns, tillsammans med en överblick av hur utnämnandet av Visby som världsarvsstad gått till och hur det efterlevs i förhållande till dokumentation och planarbete. De teoretiska utgångspunkterna för arbetet har utgått från postmodernistisk planeringsteori och kollaborativ planering samt urbanteori den globala staden. Analyser har dragits utifrån det världsarvsarbete som utförts av UNESCO under nominerings- och antagningsprocessen till att bli världsarv, samt det lokala arbete som utförts av Länsstyrelsen och Gotlands kommun, senare Region Gotland. De båda delarna leder till en inblick av marknadsföringens betydelse för en ort och att de olika utvecklingsfaserna ibland kommer i skymundan då vissa tidsåldrar ses som viktigare än andra. För Visby har det skett under nomineringsprocessen till att bli världsarv. Ansökan som skickades till UNESCO 1994 innehålleren helhetsbild av vad som gör Visby så speciellt, denna beskrivning skalas sedan ner under processens gångför att till sist endast beröra den inverkan som Hansaförbundet har haft på Visby innerstad. / This thesis aims to give light to what happens after UNESCO has named an object as a World Heritage site.Through looking at if and how strategies for conservation and development have changed since 1989 until today. Focus of this thesis have been the Hanseatic Town of Visby, and the national and local laws and documentsthat control conservation and development. Through the theoretical lenses of postmodern and collaborativeplanning, together with urban marketing theory - the global city. Results have been made through analysing the heritage work that UNESCO have made during the nomination and inscription process to the World Heritage List, together with looking at the local county administrative boardand municipality’s documentation and spatial planning of the property. Both parts give a look in to and an understandingof how marketing a town changes the narrative of heritage. For Visby this is made apparent during the nomination process. The application to UNESCO 1994, states the historic development of Visby with differenttimes represented, this have then been deleted throughout the process, until the end when only the Hanseaticimpact is seen as important for the properties outstanding universal value. The results have also shown that Visby now is in a state of segregation with high house prices and few residentsinside the city wall. But if this is in correlation with the inscription to the World Heritage List, could not be clearly analysed.

This study focuses on how cultural heritage interpretation can effectively be planned and operated as an integral part of preservation process. The ICOMOS Charter for the Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites, which was initiated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), offers professional principles for effectively interpreting cultural heritage sites. This study apply these principles as analysis and evaluation criteria of the case study. The Charter principles include &lsquo / access and understanding&rsquo / , soundness of &lsquo / information sources&rsquo / , attention to &lsquo / setting and context&rsquo / , preservation of &lsquo / authenticity&rsquo / , planning for &lsquo / sustainability&rsquo / , concern for &lsquo / inclusiveness&rsquo / , and importance of &lsquo / research, evaluation and training&rsquo / . Considering the necessity of correlating these international principles with interpretation practices, this study analyzes and assesses interpretation at the Boston National Historical Park, a unit of the National Park Service in the US / and at the same time tests the practicality of the Charter principles. This park is composed of eight nationally significant historical sites located separately in an urban context. This study examines certain aspects of the park that affect the effectiveness of its interpretation activities i.e., management policies, organizational model, partnerships with stakeholders, fiscal resources, management planning, and interpretive planning. Besides on-site interpretation at three sites of the park - the Charlestown Navy Yard, Old South Meeting House and Paul Revere House- are analyzed in detail within to the ICOMOS Charter framework. Finally, recommendations have been developed for the ongoing work of the ICOMOS, for the Boston National Historical Park as well as for other cultural heritage sites.

This thesis deals with Revolving Theatre in landscape of Český Krumlov and its influence on landscape character. First part of thesis deals with conservation of landscape character and castle parks in general. Then I describe history of Revolving Theatre placement issues in castle garden and I compare substitutive alternatives of its placement. I evaluate influence of Revolving Theatre on landscape character using ICOMOS methodology. In the end I evaluate short questionnaires which ask whether people agree with placement of Revolving Theatre in the castle garden of Český Krumlov.

The purpose of the study was to improve the understanding of the present situation and the key problems regarding the conservation of designed landscapes of the recent past. Another aim was to investigate roles and initiatives undertaken by key stakeholders and recommend key areas for measures and action to enhance the conservation and protection of designed landscapes of the recent past. The emphasis of the research was on the United Kingdom but relevant findings and actions from an international context were included. A qualitative method was applied using the between-method triangulation research methodology, which combined two methods of investigation, namely data triangulation and theory triangulation. Theory triangulation allowed for an investigation of the wider context or ‘the general’ and a comparison of findings from published sources and records, including an examination of the existing inventories and the roles and initiatives of key stakeholders. The data triangulation used a case study survey, with questionnaires and interviews, to enable the collection and analysis of data from different categories of stakeholders from a site-specific perspective or ‘the particular’ context. The case study survey investigated eleven case study sites using questionnaires and interviews. A total of 146 respondents were contacted and 103 completed responses were received. The results revealed that several recommendations for actions to improve the conservation and protection of heritage of the recent past exist, and that general conservation principles and methodologies exist for the conservation of designed landscapes, but that a lack of recognition and awareness for the significance of designed landscapes of the recent past results in poor implementation of such principles, and the continuing destruction and disfigurement of significant sites. The findings of the study led in the conclusions to the preparation of recommendations for measures and actions by stakeholders, to improve the protection and conservation of landscapes of the recent past.