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9 Heritage

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• Key findings
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Heritage listings
  • 1.2 Types of heritage
    • 1.2.1 Natural heritage
    • 1.2.2 Indigenous heritage
    • 1.2.3 Historic heritage
  • 1.3 In this chapter
• 2 State and trends of heritage
  • 2.1 Identification
    • 2.1.1 World Heritage
    • 2.1.2 National heritage
    • 2.1.3 State heritage
    • 2.1.4 Local heritage
    • 2.1.5 Natural heritage
    • 2.1.6 Indigenous heritage
    • 2.1.7 Historic heritage
  • 2.2 Condition and integrity
    • 2.2.1 World Heritage
    • 2.2.2 National heritage
    • 2.2.3 State heritage
    • 2.2.4 Local heritage
    • 2.2.5 Natural heritage
    • 2.2.6 Indigenous heritage
    • 2.2.7 Historic heritage
    • Assessment summary 9.1— state and trends of heritage values
• 3 Pressures affecting heritage values
  • 3.1 Climate change
    • 3.1.1 Rising temperatures
    • 3.1.2 Changing rainfall
    • 3.1.3 Rising sea levels
    • 3.1.4 Altered fire regimes
    • 3.1.5 More frequent extreme weather events
  • 3.2 Population growth
    • 3.2.1 Community perceptions of value
    • 3.2.2 Population shift
  • 3.3 Economic growth
    • 3.3.1 Resource extraction
    • 3.3.2 Development
    • 3.3.3 Tourism
  • 3.4 Pressures on natural heritage
    • 3.4.1 Invasive species
    • 3.4.2 Loss of habitat
    • 3.4.3 Land use
    • 3.4.4 Soil erosion
  • 3.5 Pressures on Indigenous heritage
    • 3.5.1 Loss of knowledge
    • 3.5.2 Loss of traditional cultural practice and social connections
    • 3.5.3 Incremental destruction
  • 3.6 Pressures on historic heritage
    • Assessment summary 9.2—pressures affecting heritage values
• 4 Effectiveness of heritage management
  • 4.1 Understanding
    • 4.1.1 Understanding values
    • 4.1.2 Understanding threats
  • 4.2 Planning
    • 4.2.1 Leadership
    • 4.2.2 Jurisdictional arrangements
    • 4.2.3 Statutory protection
    • 4.2.4 More flexible approaches
  • 4.3 Inputs
    • 4.3.1 Financial resources
    • 4.3.2 Human resources
  • 4.4 Processes
    • 4.4.1 Statutory responses
    • 4.4.2 Adaptive management
  • 4.5 Outcomes
    • 4.5.1 Natural heritage
    • 4.5.2 Indigenous heritage
    • 4.5.3 Historic heritage
    • Assessment summary 9.3—Effectiveness of heritage management
• 5 Resilience of heritage
  • 5.1 Approaches to resilience
  • 5.2 Evidence of past resilience
  • 5.3 Preparedness for future pressures
  • 5.4 Factors affecting resilience capacity
• 6 Risks to heritage
  • Assessment summary 9.4—current and emerging risks
• 7 Outlook for heritage
  • 7.1 Likely trends in key factors
    • 7.1.1 Climate change
    • 7.1.2 Population growth
    • 7.1.3 Economic growth
  • 7.2 Natural heritage
  • 7.3 Indigenous heritage
  • 7.4 Historic heritage
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