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This is a good book for those interested in the World Heritage designation offered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), specifically as it pertains to historical urban landscapes. My few criticisms of the book are the small typeface, which makes it sometimes difficult to read, the lack of color photographs and figures, and the frequent use of Arabic or foreign words. While I can appreciate the need for Arabic terms since the book focuses on three historical cities in the Middle East, I found myself trying to figure out the meaning of certain foreign words based on the context or having to refer to the ‘list of foreign words’, provided at the beginning of the book. As for the lack of color photographs and figures, it made it often hard to decipher or understand the figures, especially the maps of the cities and the different designations. The blackand-white photos do not do a good job of …