"A publication of the Theban Mapping Project; World Monuments Fund"--Preliminary page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264).
Contents:
References. 8. Introduction to the Site -- Site Definition -- Historical Development of the Valley of the Kings -- 2. Current Risk Factors -- The Natural Environment -- Human Activity -- Summary of Risk Factors in the Valley of the Kings -- 3. Tourism and the Valley of the Kings -- Tourism in Egypt -- Tourism in Luxor -- Tourism in the Valley of the Kings -- 4. Stakeholder Surveys -- Stakeholder Survey Stage One: Valley of the Kings Site Survey -- Stakeholder Survey Stage Two: Online Survey -- 5. Valley of the Kings Condition Survey -- Current and Recent Archaeological Intervention in the Valley of the Kings -- Previous Work by the Theban Mapping Project -- Current Tomb Condition Reports -- Tomb Environmental Monitoring -- 6. Valley of the Kings Infrastructure -- The Visitor Experience and the Valley of the Kings -- Roads and Pathways to the Valley of the Kings -- Types of Transport -- Vehicle Parking -- Vendors' Area -- Visitors Center -- Tramline and Road from Visitors Center to Valley of the Kings -- Security Entrance and Camera Rules -- Toilets -- Shelters and Rest Stops -- Tomb Interiors -- Site Utilities -- Site Fabric -- Summary of Proposals and Status as of 2012 -- 7. Visitor Management in the Valley of the Kings -- Carrying Capacity -- Carrying Capacity of Tombs in the Valley of the Kings -- Ticketing Procedures -- Visitor Experience in the Valley of the Kings -- Summary of Proposals -- 8. Site Management at the Valley of the Kings -- The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) -- Site Management and Cultural Resource Management Training -- Emergency and Disaster Planning -- Site Maintenance -- Site Management Information Systems -- Summary of Proposals -- Notes -- References.
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