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Historic Areas of Istanbul (2009)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areaslack of impact studies before large-scale developments are implemented
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2008)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B.Add2
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected zones (particularly Ottoman-period timber houses in the Zeyrek and Süleymaniye core areas);
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2007)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2006)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Housing Interpretative and visitation facilities Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the vernacular architecture within the protected areas (mainly the Ottoman period timber houses in the district of Zeyrek and Süleymaniye)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2005)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Housing Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture within the protected areas
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2004)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Earthquake Ground transport infrastructure Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management activities Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage
Other Threats: Continued degradation of the civil architecture
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2003)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (2000)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 2000
Document Source: WHC-2000/CONF.204/10
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1999)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.204/5,WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Earthquake Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1998)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1997)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1997
Document Source: WHC-97/CONF.208/4B
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1994)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1994
Document Source: WHC-94/CONF.003/6,WHC-94/CONF.003/6 Add.
Threats*: Management activities Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1993)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1993
Document Source: WHC-93/CONF.001/3,WHC-93/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Need to monitor movements which could affect the structure of the building
Historic Areas of Istanbul (1992)
States Parties: Türkiye
Year: 1992
Document Source: WHC-92/CONF.002/5
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2011)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: e) Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town;
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2009)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2008)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2008
Document Source: WHC-08/32.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Impact of the transportation of hazardous materials to the Old Town
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2007)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (2006)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn (1999)
States Parties: Estonia
Year: 1999
Document Source: WHC-99/CONF.209/14
Threats*: Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
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Threats
Management systems/ management plan 677 Housing 414 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 241 Ground transport infrastructure 218 Legal framework 181 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 120 Management activities 115 Illegal activities 113 Mining 102 Surface water pollution 99 Water infrastructure 98 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 67 Oil and gas 67 Interpretative and visitation facilities 66 Major linear utilities 54 Forestry /wood production 54 Financial resources 47 Marine transport infrastructure 46 Renewable energy facilities 45 Commercial development 43 Deliberate destruction of heritage 41 Storms 41 Land conversion 38 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 35 Water (rain/water table) 34 Solid waste 33 Water (extraction) 32 Governance 29 Earthquake 28 Human resources 27 Underground transport infrastructure 26 Invasive / alien freshwater species 25 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 25 Localised utilities 22 Fire (widlfires) 22 Quarrying 21 Civil unrest 21 Crop production 20 Relative humidity 20 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 20 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 19 Air pollution 18 Input of excess energy 17 Ground water pollution 16 High impact research / monitoring activities 16 Non-renewable energy facilities 15 Pollution of marine waters 15 Society's valuing of heritage 15 Industrial areas 14 Air transport infrastructure 12 War 12 Other climate change impacts 12 Micro-organisms 11 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 10 Commercial hunting 7 Changes in traditional ways of life and knowledge system 6 Flooding 6 Temperature 5 Wind 5 Temperature change 5 Subsistence hunting 3 Radiation/light 3 Terrorism 3 Low impact research / monitoring activities 3 Ritual / spiritual / religious and associative uses 2 Avalanche/ landslide 2 Pests 1 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 1 Hyper-abundant 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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