▁housing ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁White way ▁estate . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁conservation ▁of ▁historic ▁buildings ▁was ▁in ade qu ate , ▁leading ▁to ▁more ▁care ▁and ▁reuse ▁of ▁buildings ▁and ▁open ▁spaces . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site , ▁recogn ising ▁its ▁international ▁cultural ▁significance . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁Bath ▁were ▁re develop ed , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁some ▁ 1 8 th - ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁buildings , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁popular ▁campaign ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁developing , ▁which ▁drew ▁strength ▁from ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁Adam ▁Fer g us son ' s ▁The ▁S ack ▁of ▁Bath . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁develop ments ▁have ▁included ▁the ▁Bath ▁Sp a , ▁South G ate , ▁and ▁the ▁Bath ▁Western ▁R ivers ide ▁project . ▁ ▁Tw enty - first ▁century ▁Cont ro vers y ▁has ▁continued ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Church ill ▁House , ▁a ▁ne o - Ge org ian ▁municipal ▁building ▁originally ▁housing ▁the ▁Electric ity ▁Board , ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Bath ▁Bus ▁Station . ▁This ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁South