| ID | 004573 |
| Call Number | 333.95/ADD |
| Title Proper | Disappearing World |
| Other Title Information | The Earth's most extraordinary and endangered places |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Addison, Alonzo C. |
| Publication | London, Collins Educational, 2007. |
| Description | 272p Black Spine |
| Note | Uncovers the dramatic story behind over 100 of the most threatened World Heritage sites. Covers various trheats, natural and mad-made that affect sites globally. Sites of natural and cultural significance have been preserved under International treaty as World Heritage sites since 1972. |
| Note | Foreword
Introduction
World Heritage Siite location map
Conflict
Theft
Development
Unsustainable Tourism
Pollution
Disasters
Constriants
Changing uses
Invaders
Climate change
UNESCO World Heritage Site information
Index |
| Standard Number | 9780007261185 |
| Price. Qualification | £25(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 333.95 |
| Key Words | Pollution ; Great Barrier Reef ; London (England) ; Conflicts ; Galapagos Islands ; Climatic changes ; UOI - Natural disasters ; Angkor Wat (Angkor) ; Great Wall of China ; UOI - Monuments ; Urbanisation ; UOI - Conflict resolution ; Tourism ; Serengeti National Park ; Kathmandu (Nepal) ; Machu Picchu (Peru) ; Iguacu National Park ; Petra (Jordan) ; Ngorongoro (Tanzania) ; Everglades (Florica, United States of America) ; Bam (Iran) ; Tropical Rainforest of Sumatra (Sumatra) ; Prague (Czechoslovakia) ; Minater of Jam (Afghanistan) ; Istanbul (Turkey) ; Kilimanjaro, Mount (Tanzania) ; Venice (Italy) |