02289nas a2200325   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000800043653001800051653002400069653001800093653001300111653000900124653001800133653001100151653002800162653001700190653002600207653002200233653001600255653002800271100002200299700001900321245008100340856015400421300001000575490000700585520135100592022002001943       2013                            d  coct10aCollaboration10aConservation policy10aEntrepreneurs10aheritage10aLaos10aLuang Prabang10aUNESCO10aconservation management10aentrepreneur10aheritage conservation10aHistoric building10astakeholder10aSustainable development1 aWantanee Suntikul1 aTimothy Jachna00aContestation and negotiation of heritage conservation in Luang Prabang, Laos  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84875291919&doi=10.1016%2fj.tourman.2013.02.005&partnerID=40&md5=1bf441b3a58617900398d933a1e950a5  a57-680 v383 aThis paper reports on the findings of a study into the interactions between entrepreneurs and heritage regulators in the conservation of historic buildings in the UNESCO listed town centre of Luang Prabang, Laos. Based on interviews and surveys conducted with property owners and business owners in this heritage zone, and with a representative of the town s heritage regulation authority, the research investigates the relation between enterprises, the heritage environment they occupy, and the Heritage House the heritage regulation body that determines the way in which they may use and adapt their buildings. Issues include perceived benefits and constraints brought by preservation policies and practices, as well as changes in property usage and decline of traditional ways of life as spinoff effects of UNESCO listing, which threaten the town s intangible heritage. Entrepreneurs and regulators each perceive the other stakeholder group as a source of constraints and challenges. The paper proposes that understanding heritage in terms of collaborative, rather than adversarial, processes, could contribute to more socially sustainable conservation practice, and makes recommendations for institutional and organizational changes that could support such a culture of negotiation and collaboration in heritage conservation in Luang Prabang.  a02615177 (ISSN)