The purpose of this tool is to present a step-by-step approach to using the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value as a basis for the World Heritage component within a broader Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), or as a stand-alone Heritage Impact Assessment. The Statement of Outstanding Universal Value is a short narrative text that describes why a World Heritage property was considered so exceptional that it was inscribed on the World Heritage List. However, in order to be able to use the Statement, it is useful to analyse the content and break it down into values and attributes. The following pages illustrate how this might be done. The tool is provided as a general template to suggest one of many possible approaches, and it may be further adapted and improved as appropriate.
The purpose of this tool is to illustrate a step-by-step approach to identifying impacts which might arise when an element of a proposed action interacts with one or more attributes of a World Heritage property. The tool is provided as a general template to suggest one of many possible approaches, and it may be
further adapted and improved as appropriate.
The purpose of this tool is to illustrate a step-by-step approach to evaluating impacts, which includes a detailed consideration of how a proposed action will impact attributes of World Heritage. This tool should only be used after research has been carried out on the World Heritage property and the proposed action – it is not a substitute for research. Rather, Tool 3 allows the more complex data gathering and analysis to be summarized in a table so that the conclusions can be presented clearly and shared. The tool is provided as a general template to suggest one of many possible approaches, and it may be further adapted and improved as appropriate.
