45 industrial heritage sites, centres and lanscapes have been designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO since 1978.
44 currently hold WHS designation as Dresden Elbe Valley, Germany, was delisted in 2009, having only achieved designation in 2004.
Liverpool Mercantile Maritime City is currently on UNESCO’s danger list.
I am in the process of revising a paper I gave in 2011 on how people’s perceptions of industrial heritage are shaped, using copper as a theme. Starting with a global perspective, I have been counting those that are designated World Heritage Sites. I wanted to share the list for interest. I have included sites related to transportation and communication, urban sites with a substantial representation of historical commerce, and those bearing testimony to pre-modern industry. Those highlighted relate to copper.
Please leave a comment to me know whether I have left any out.