@incollection{fdi:010096586, title = {{W}orld heritage and tourism : towards coviability ? : reflections on the case of scuba diving in the {L}agoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia}, author = {{D}umas, {P}ascal and {C}ohen, {O}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he largest part of the lagoon of {N}ew {C}aledonia was registered in the list of world heritage of {UNESCO} in 2008. {T}his registration is also a challenge: that of managing coviability between economic development and the conservation of natural heritage. {A} survey conducted on the principal diving clubs in the archipelago allows the study of the evolution in tourists visiting the {L}agoon (from 2005 to 2012). {T}he analysis of interviews held with professionals in aquatic sports and tourism promotion agencies, along with the data from the {I}nstitute of {S}tatistics and {E}conomic {S}tudies, help to put into perspective the results of the study in order to make a comparison between before and after registration. {B}eyond measuring the attractiveness of the lagoon and putting into perspective the development of tourism in the territory and {O}ceania as a whole, we will address the process of listing the lagoon as world heritage site and the conditions for coviability between the protection of nature and scuba diving.}, keywords = {{NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {{C}oviability of social and ecological systems : reconnecting mankind to the biosphere in an era of global change. {V}ol. 2 : {C}oviability questioned by a diversity of situations}, numero = {}, pages = {169--186}, address = {{C}ham}, publisher = {{S}pringer}, series = {}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1007/978-3-319-78111-2_9}, ISBN = {978-3-319-78110-5}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010096586}, }