The Heritage Homeowner’s Preservation Manuals for UNESCO World Heritage Sites series has been conceptualized by the Office of the UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in the Asia-Pacific, with input from the participants of the LEAP programme (19962000), funded by the Government of Norway; Nuttaphol Ma; Suki Keen and Elizabeth Cardosa. The series has been undertaken in cooperation with local heritage management agencies and international conservation experts, under the editorial direction of Richard Engelhardt (UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific) and through the coordination of Series Editor Montira Horayangura Unakul (UNESCO Bangkok)