Nomination of Vat Phou and associated ancient settlements within the Champasak cultural landscape for inclusion on the Unesco world heritage list.
Contributors: Laos.; World Heritage Committee.
Publisher: Lao PDR
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Vientiane]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Historic sites -- Laos -- Champasak; Champasak (Laos) -- Antiquities
Description: Report submitted to World Heritage Committee, World Heritage Centre, Unesco.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-70).
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY8; title: 1.a Country 8; title: 1.b Province and District; title: l.c Name of Property 9; title: l.d Exact Location and Geographical Coordinates10; title: l.e Boundary of Property 11; title: 1.f Area of Property Proposed for Inscription 11; title: 2 JUSTIFICATION FOR INSCRIPTION12; title: 2.a Statement of Significance 12; title: 2.b Comparative Analysis .15; title: 2.c Authenticity and Integrity; title: 2.d Criteria under which Inscription is Proposed 19; title: 3 DESCRIPTION 22; title: 3.a Description of Property22; title: 3.b History and Development 39; title: 3.c Form and Date of Most Recent Records of Property41; title: 3.d Present State of Conservation 42; title: 3.e Policies and Programmes Related to the Presentation and Promotion of Property49; title: 4 MANAGEMENT 50; title: 4.a Ownership50; title: 4.b Legal Status5; title: 4.c Protective Measures and Means of Implementing Them51; title: 4.d Agency with Management Authority52; title: 4.e Level at which Management is Exercised 2 52; title: 4.f Agreed Plans Related to Property 52; title: 4.g Sources and Levels of Finance53; title: 4.h Sources of Expertise and Training in Conservation and Management Techniques55; title: 4.i Visitor Facilities and Statistics 55; title: 4.j Property Management Plan and Statement of Objectives 57; title: 4.k Staffing Levels 57; title: 5 FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTY 58; title: 5.a Development Pressures 58; title: 5.b Environmental Pressures59; title: 5.c Natural Disasters and Preparedness 59; title: 5.d Visitor/Tourism Pressures 59; title: 5.e Number of Inhabitants within Property60; title: 6 MONITORING 62; title: 6.a Key Indicators for Measuring State of Conservation 62; title: 6.b Administrative Arrangements for Monitoring Property63; title: 6.c Results of Previous Monitoring Exercises 63; title: 7 DOCUMENTATION64; title: 7.a Photographs and Slides 64; title: 7.b Copies of Property Management Plans and Extracts from Other Relevant Plans 64; title: 7.c Bibliography 65; title: 7.d Addresses where Inventory, Records and Archives are Held 71; title: 8 SIGNATURE ON BEHALF OF STATE PARTY 73; title: APPENDICES 75; title: I Figures from the Champasak Heritage Management Plan 77; title: II Provincial Decree on the Regulations for the Preservation of the Historical; title: Site of Vat Phou and the Areas Related to Vat Phou, No. 38/88 99; title: III Presidential Decree on the Preservation of Cultural,; title: Historical and Natural Heritage No. 03/PR109.