The author is the Professor of Urban Engineering at Kobe Design University, Japan; President, ICOMOS(Japan); Honorary Advisor to the Council for Cultural Affairs, R.O.C; former President of the Asian Planning Schools Association (APSA); Project Leader, ‘Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property’, (Japanese-Funds-in-Trust-for-UNESCO); former Vice-President, ICOMOS; former Professor of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo; and former Vice-President, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Introduction 112 Phase 1 ‘Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property’ 112 Phase 2 ‘Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property’ 113 Phase 3 ‘Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property’ 114