Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Old and New Towns of Edinburgh' has mentioned 'World Heritage' in the following places:
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| Old Town, EdinburghUNESCO World Heritage SiteThe Old Town seen from Princes StreetLocationEdinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomPart ofOld and New Towns of EdinburghCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii)(iv)Reference728Inscription1995 (19th session)Coordinates55xc2xb056xe2x80xb251.26xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb011xe2x80xb229.87xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf55.9475722xc2xb0N 3.1916306xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 55.9475722; -3.1916306Coordinates: 55xc2xb056xe2x80xb251.26xe2x80xb3N 3xc2xb011xe2x80xb229.87xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf55.9475722xc2xb0N 3.1916306xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 55.9475722; -3.1916306Location of Old Town, Edinburgh in EdinburghShow map of EdinburghOld Town, Edinburgh (Scotland)Show map of ScotlandOld Town, Edinburgh (the United Kingdom)Show map of the United Kingdom | WIKI |
| Map of the city centre, showing the Old Town (dark brown), New Town (mid brown), and the West End (orange), with the World Heritage Site indicated by the red line | WIKI |
| Together with the 18th/19th-century New Town, it forms part of a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| [10] The proposals have been criticised by commentators including the author Alexander McCall Smith and Sheila Gilmore MP who regard the modern design as incompatible with the existing older architectural styles of the Old Town and inappropriate for a UNESCO World Heritage site. | WIKI |
| World Heritage properties in Scotland are protected through the following legislation. | UNESCO |
| The Old Town, New Town, Dean Village and West End Conservation Areas provide adequate protection by covering the majority of the World Heritage property, whilst around 75% of buildings within the property are category A, B or C listed buildings. | UNESCO |
| It provides for the protection of World Heritage properties by considering the impact of development on the Outstanding Universal Value, authenticity and integrity. | UNESCO |
| An Edinburgh Tourism Strategy acknowledges the value of World Heritage status in its strategic priorities for managing a world class city. | UNESCO |
| Edinburgh World Heritage was established by the City of Edinburgh Council and Historic Scotland through a merger between the Edinburgh New Town Conservation Committee and the Edinburgh Old Town Renewal Trust. | UNESCO |
| The World Heritage Site Co-ordinator is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Management Plan. | UNESCO |