Values in Heritage Management: Emerging Approaches and Research Directions (original) (raw)
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rapidly became 'values obsessed'. Through taking a comprehensive and participative approach to assessing the values of the Minoan peak sanctuary site, we not only gained a deeper understanding of the site and what it represents, but we were also able to identify ways to make the site relevant to the local community, place it at the center of their interests and thus engage them in the long-term protection of their heritage. This chapter discusses some of the theoretical issues that are relevant to such a values assessment, including how heritage values can be construed, their traits, what it means to speak of shared heritage values and how their relevance and importance can be assessed. This paves the way for the Chapter 4 presentation of the values of the Philioremos peak sanctuary site.
A values-based approach is the current most preferred approach to heritage conservation, adopted and advocated by major conservation authorities, both at national level (eg USA, Canada, Australia, and UK) and at international level (eg UNESCO World Heritage Centre), and by major research and educational institutions (eg Getty Conservation Institute). This paper argues that a values-based approach cannot apply to all types of heritage sites. There is a specific type of sites, called ‘living heritage sites’, that cannot be embraced within this approach, and thus require a different conservation approach. The first part of the paper sets the framework for the discussion by presenting the basic concepts of heritage conservation. Emphasis is on the concept of discontinuity. The second and the third part review a values-based approach, stressing the weaknesses of the approach. The fourth part concentrates on ‘living heritage sites’, describing their basic characteristics and the practices of their maintenance. Emphasis is on the concept of continuity. The fifth part attempts to demonstrate why living heritage sites, as well as the maintenance practices, cannot be embraced within a values-based approach. The sixth part presents a new approach for the operation and management of these sites: a living heritage approach. The seventh part compares a values-based approach and a living heritage approach, focusing on the different ways the two approaches look at authenticity. The paper aims at moving beyond a values-based approach towards a new international approach in conservation: a living heritage approach.
Values and heritage conservation: research report
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Towards a holistic approach to heritage values: a multidisciplinary and cosmopolitan approach
International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2019
In this paper, we explore the 'Preservation/Heritage Values/Management' triptych, and we propose a new method for addressing the values attributed to cultural heritage sites. Combining multidisciplinary and cosmopolitan approaches, we propose a way of moving beyond the traditional lens of assessing significance within the imposed categorical framework of 'aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual values'. We provide an example of our new approach through a worked case study in the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site (South African section). Our case study concerns the values associated with the world famous San (Bushman) rock art of this mountain area. Through a thematic analysis of data collected in this area from 2009 to 2017, six cross-cultural interest points are identified and are discussed. Building upon the history of valuesbased heritage management, we argue that our multidisciplinary and cosmopolitan method is transferable and can be applied to heritage sites around the world. It can militate the construction of heritage management plans that are more in tune with local actors and that will therefore prove to be more effective and sustainable.
International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2019
In this paper, we explore the 'Preservation/Heritage Values/Management' triptych, and we propose a new method for addressing the values attributed to cultural heritage sites. Combining multidisciplinary and cosmopolitan approaches, we propose a way of moving beyond the traditional lens of assessing significance within the imposed categorical framework of 'aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual values'. We provide an example of our new approach through a worked case study in the Maloti-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site (South African section). Our case study concerns the values associated with the world famous San (Bushman) rock art of this mountain area. Through a thematic analysis of data collected in this area from 2009 to 2017, six cross-cultural interest points are identified and are discussed. Building upon the history of values-based heritage management, we argue that our multidisciplinary and cosmopolitan method is transferable and can be applied to heritage sites around the world. It can militate the construction of heritage management plans that are more in tune with local actors and that will therefore prove to be more effective and sustainable.
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To value ('dar valo'r) implies to work for the continuance in the production of sense, for the historical density of societies, for their memory: ‘‘toward the inside.’’ This consideration of memory offers cohesion to society, and/or creates cultural identity, and/or recovers the value of authorship and their public recognition. To valorize ('poner en valor') is intended primarily ‘‘toward de outside,’’ that is, with the aim of attracting tourist and meeting their motivations for traveling. This usage transforms ‘‘cultural heritage’’ into a ‘‘resource.’’ This is an excerpt of the chapter: "Conclusion: Sociocultural nature and context of tourism" that can be found in this profile too.