Abstract The designation of George Town, Penang as one the world heritage sites has brought numerous impacts on region and local communities. main issue includes livability strict management which produced challenges for residents to sustain. This paper aims study inheritance rethink conservation planning site. It is imperative understand direct impact tourism rules regulations pressure from si...

40 SPARC scientists from the Brewer-Dobson Circulation workshop (see summary this issue) held in Grindelwald, Switzerland, June 2012, visited the Sphinx observatory on the Jungfraujoch (3571m) in the Swiss Alps, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Sphinx is a highaltitude, international research station and hosts scientists from more than 20 different research institutions every year, investigati...

This study aims to build a model for the management and institutional organization to conservation and development of the Yesemek archaeological site in Gaziantep, Turkey. The scope of this research is the Yesemek archaeological site, which is known as the Yesemek Stone Quarry and Sculpture Workshop. Yesemek is the first outdoor sculpture workshop known in his‌tory. It is significant to preserv...

We offer two new methods of documenting and communicating cultural heritage information using Reflection Transformation Imaging (RTI). One imaging method is able to acquire Polynomial Texture Maps (PTMs) of 3D rock art possessing a large range of sizes, shapes, and environmental contexts. Unlike existing PTM capture methods requiring known light source positions, we rely on the user to position...