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State of Conservation

178
Reports
178
Properties concerned
90
States Parties with SOC reports
Date Start: 2009close
Date end:2009close
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Italy
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: lack of continuous maintenance of the urban fabric
States Parties: Czechia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Latvia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Legal framework
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: Austria
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing
States Parties: Albania
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Fire; b) Lack of specific monitoring indicator; c) Lack of adequate firefighting arrangements in the historic urban zone; d) Lack of a programme of archaeological excavation
States Parties: China
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities
States Parties: Japan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
States Parties: Uruguay
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Commercial development Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Marine transport infrastructure
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Avalanche/ landslide Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Financial resources Governance Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Yemen
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Housing Illegal activities Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Serious degradation of the city’s heritage (many houses and the ancient souq are in an alarming deterioration state)
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B,WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Corr
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Flooding Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Other Threats: Material decay and abandonment of buildings, as well as the effect of heavy traffic on historic buildings
States Parties: Russian Federation
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Management activities
Other Threats: Changes in the built fabric
States Parties: Pakistan
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Significant decay of the property caused by local climatic conditions and alluvial erosionb) Stability of the foundations (earth mechanics) of the Jam Nizamuddin tombd) Lack of monitoring
States Parties: Georgia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Land conversion Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: f) Loss of authenticity
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7A
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction ; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years ; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings, such as the Leaching house, are liable to structural collapse if no support is given ; Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 104 Housing 71 Illegal activities 44 Ground transport infrastructure 28 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 27 Management activities 25 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 22 Land conversion 22 Human resources 19 Deliberate destruction of heritage 18 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 17 Mining 16 Financial resources 16 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 15 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 15 Legal framework 13 Civil unrest 12 Water infrastructure 10 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 10 Interpretative and visitation facilities 9 Water (rain/water table) 9 Marine transport infrastructure 7 Forestry /wood production 6 Oil and gas 6 War 6 Governance 6 Commercial development 5 Solid waste 5 Earthquake 5 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 5 Air transport infrastructure 4 Major linear utilities 4 Crop production 4 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 4 Flooding 4 Underground transport infrastructure 3 Surface water pollution 3 Commercial hunting 3 Water (extraction) 3 Relative humidity 3 Wind 3 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 3 Society's valuing of heritage 3 Other climate change impacts 3 Temperature change 3 Fire (widlfires) 3 Invasive / alien freshwater species 3 Industrial areas 2 Ground water pollution 2 Subsistence hunting 2 Micro-organisms 2 Temperature 2 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 2 Storms 2 High impact research / monitoring activities 2 Localised utilities 1 Non-renewable energy facilities 1 Air pollution 1 Input of excess energy 1 Avalanche/ landslide 1 Translocated species 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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