The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
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chapter two<br />
Requirement for a<br />
<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
2.1 <strong>The</strong> UK has obligations under the World<br />
Heritage Convention (WHC) in relation to<br />
the effective management of World Heritage<br />
Sites which require that every Site has an<br />
appropriate management structure in<br />
place. Although <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>s are not<br />
a statutory requirement in the UK, national<br />
policy encourages their use as best practice.<br />
As working documents they should follow<br />
the advice in the ‘Operational Guidelines for<br />
the Implementation of the World Heritage<br />
Convention’ and should be regularly reviewed,<br />
evaluated, monitored and updated.<br />
2.2 <strong>The</strong> key purpose of a <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />
is to provide a framework for the overall<br />
management of the WHS in a manner specific to<br />
its character and needs to ensure maintenance<br />
of its Outstanding Universal Value. <strong>The</strong> plan’s<br />
aims and objectives are thus based on an<br />
analysis of the Site’s significance and the issues<br />
which currently affect it, ensuring that solutions<br />
are identified to Site specific problems. A<br />
<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> is, therefore, a means by<br />
which a Site can demonstrate to the United<br />
National Educational, Scientific and Cultural<br />
Organisation (UNESCO) that it has adequate<br />
management mechanisms in place to ensure<br />
the Site’s conservation for future generations.<br />
2.3 <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>s depend, for their<br />
effectiveness, on consensus and commitment<br />
from the key Partners and stakeholders. For this<br />
reason the <strong>Antonine</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> will<br />
be endorsed by those bodies and individuals<br />
responsible for its implementation. This plan<br />
will be the framework for long-term detailed<br />
decision making on the conservation and<br />
enhancement of the WHS and the maintenance<br />
of its OUV. <strong>The</strong> plan’s vision, aims and objectives<br />
should be, wherever possible, incorporated<br />
into other relevant local guidance, plans and<br />
strategies.<br />
2.4 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Antonine</strong> <strong>Wall</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> will cover<br />
a five-year period from <strong>2013</strong> to 20<strong>18</strong> after<br />
which it will be further reviewed in line with the<br />
International <strong>Council</strong> on Monument and Sites<br />
(ICOMOS) guidance.<br />
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