Strategies for sustainable tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China [electronic resource] / Martha Demas, Neville Agnew, Fan Jinshi ; with contributions by Shin Maekawa, Lorinda Wong, Wang Xudong, Su Bomin, Chen Ganquan, Wang Xiaowei, and Li Ping.
2015
G155.C55
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Strategies for sustainable tourism at the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China [electronic resource] / Martha Demas, Neville Agnew, Fan Jinshi ; with contributions by Shin Maekawa, Lorinda Wong, Wang Xudong, Su Bomin, Chen Ganquan, Wang Xiaowei, and Li Ping.
ISBN
9783319090009 electronic book
3319090003 electronic book
9783319089997
3319090003 electronic book
9783319089997
Published
Cham : Springer, [2015]
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©2015
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English
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10.1007/978-3-319-09000-9 doi
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G155.C55
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.479151
Summary
At the Mogao Grottoes, a World Heritage site near Dunhuang city in Gansu Province, visitor numbers have increased inexorably since 1979 when the site opened. A national policy that identifies tourism as a pillar industry, along with pressure from local authorities and businesses to encourage more tourism, threatens to lead to an unsustainable situation for management, an unsafe and uncomfortable experience for visitors and irreparable damage to the fragile art of the cave temples for which the site is famous. In the context of the comprehensive visitor management plan developed for the Mogao Grottoes, a multi-year study began in 2001 as a joint undertaking of the Dunhuang Academy and the Getty Conservation Institute to determine the impact of visitation on the painted caves and develop strategies for sustainable visitation such that, once implemented, these threats would be resolved. The methodological framework featured a major research and assessment component that integrates visitor studies; laboratory investigations; environmental monitoring; field testing and condition assessment to address the issues affecting the grottoes and visitors. Results from this component led to defining limiting conditions, which were the basis for establishing a visitor capacity policy for the grottoes and developing long-term monitoring and management tools.
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Demas, Martha, editor.
Agnew, Neville, 1938- editor.
Fan, Jinshi, editor.
Maekawa, Shin, 1952- contributor.
Wong, Lori, contributor.
Xudong, Wang, contributor.
Bomin, Su, contributor.
Ganquan, Chen, contributor.
Xiaowei, Wang, contributor.
Ping, Li, contributor.
Agnew, Neville, 1938- editor.
Fan, Jinshi, editor.
Maekawa, Shin, 1952- contributor.
Wong, Lori, contributor.
Xudong, Wang, contributor.
Bomin, Su, contributor.
Ganquan, Chen, contributor.
Xiaowei, Wang, contributor.
Ping, Li, contributor.
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SpringerBriefs in archaeology.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Conceptual frameworks for managing visitor impact
Chapter 3: The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang
Chapter 4: The Mogao Visitor Study
Chapter 5: Strategies for sustainable tourism
Conclusions. .
Chapter 2: Conceptual frameworks for managing visitor impact
Chapter 3: The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang
Chapter 4: The Mogao Visitor Study
Chapter 5: Strategies for sustainable tourism
Conclusions. .