Theoretical perspectives on World Heritage management: stewardship and stakeholders.

This chapter offers a theoretical foundation, namely 'Heritage Custodianship Theory', for the management of heritage places that transcend generations, are generally considered to be in public or mixed ownership and are protected for the preservation of culture. Through a focus on the multiply owned UK World Heritage Sites, the theoretical perspectives of stewardship and stakeholder theories are explored and dissected in order to develop an approach in which custodianship behaviours can be nurtured among a diverse set of stakeholders.