scholarly journals Heritage Walks as a Tool for Promoting Sustainable Historical Tourism

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Joby Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
History Teachers ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Resources ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
Recreation Resources

Historical sites have always been popular attractions for both domestic and international tourists. Most of the tourists who visit the countries other than their own are often interested in the historical importance of the place. The cultural heritage of an area is expressed in its historical resources. Many tourist destinations are devoted to history. The preservation of history, the quality and management of museums are of most importance for successful tourism. Heritage monuments are important tourist attraction in cultural tourism. Heritage sites are products or, perhaps, constructions of history; they owe distinctiveness to the past. That distinctiveness remains recognizable but is often presented in new ways. The Cultural expressions of these monuments constitute potential learning and recreation resources. These resources, coupled with heritage, contribute to the richness of any landscape, which can attract innumerable tourists looking for the "cultural experience Cultural tourism is perhaps the fastest growing sector of the industry today and thus its potential is yet to be fully tapped. This article looks at the new and upcoming area of heritage walks as a component of sustainable urban cultural tourism. It highlights the growing area of heritage tourism and its relevance in context of India. It also explains the concept of heritage walks and its various versions in different cities of the world. Historical resources when presented properly will not only educate tourists but also the local community and helps in conserving it for future generations. They will help the younger generations to appreciate the past and also encourage the study of history. It also shows how walks could be used as field trips to educate students about the subject. The study included opinions from students of different disciplines, history teachers and corporate in order to gauge their potential interest in heritage walks. The findings suggest that heritage walks can be harnessed to give a different perspective of history to the discerning traveler and the local community while giving a boost to sustainable tourism practices in the area.

scholarly journals CULTURAL BASED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN PASIR PUTIH VILLAGE TUKAK SADAI DISTRICT, BANGKA SELATAN DISTRICT THROUGH AGIK BARIK FESTIVAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-105
Author(s):  
Darwance Darwance ◽  
Dwi Haryadi ◽  
Izma Fahria ◽  
Agung Samudra ◽  
Desy Ramadhanty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Culture ◽  
The Village

Education, culture and tourism are three things that cannot be separated and interconnected. Culture will develop if education develops too. By education, culture will increase the development of tourism in Indonesia. In order to improve the quality and progress of education, culture and tourism, Social Service Lecture (KKN) XIV Bangka Belitung University (UBB) 2019 Pasirputih - Sadai Desa Pasirputih region, develop tourist destinations through the program "Festival Paserpute Agik Barik" (cultural festival Pasirputih in the past), this activity aims to explore the history and culture of the original tempo of the past (past) in the Pasirputih Village, be it cultural heritage, customs, arts, culinary, traditional games, crafts, and also practice and historical habits the life of the local community in the past, which will be re-demonstrated as the superiority of the Village later and can also be introduced to the wider community as a destination for natural and cultural tourism, which will become its own characteristics and not found elsewhere.

scholarly journals MODAL AWAL MENGEMBANGKAN WISATA DESA: PENGETAHUAN KESEJARAHAN, PERSEPSI, DAN PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT PADA SITUS PETILASAN GADJAH MADA DI DESA LAMBANG KUNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Samidi M Baskoro ◽  
Sarkawi B Husain ◽  
Ikhsan Rosyid Mujahidul Anwari
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Objects ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
Economic Motives ◽  
Depth Interviews

The past is present today through cultural heritage (historical heritage sites), but some ordinary people do not know the importance of the value of these objects, as evidenced by the trade in fragments of artifacts. This action is driven by economic motives and has no knowledge of historical objects. The main problem is how to build knowledge and awareness of historical heritage objects? The answer to this problem can be the elements used as initial capital to develop village tourism. The main value of the development of village tourism is the creation of public spaces where people can relax and gather at leisure. The development of village tourism should not be driven by economic motives that are often echoed by various parties. The methods used to elaborate are observation, in-depth interviews to find collective memory, and counseling or workshops. The findings obtained from observations, interviews, and literature studies are the use of historical sites as a destination for village tourism must be supported by the prerequisites for development, namely the knowledge of local communities on the site will foster awareness of historical heritage, uniformity of perception about the function of the site not for religious purposes, and participation community in site preservation.abstrakMasa lalu adalah masa kini yang hadir melalui warisan budaya (situs peninggalan sejarah), tetapi sebagian masyarakat awam tidak mengetahui pentingnya nilai benda-benda ini, terbukti dari adanya perdagangan serpihan artefak. Tindakan ini didorong oleh motif ekonomi dan tidak memiliki pengetahuan pada benda-benda sejarah. Pokok permasalahan adalah bagaimana upaya membangun pengetahuan dan kesadaran pada benda-benda peninggalan sejarah? Jawaban persoalan ini dapat menjadi unsur-unsur yang digunakan sebagai modal awal mengembangkan wisata desa. Nilai pokok pengembangan wisata desa adalah penciptaan ruang publik tempat bersantai dan berkumpul bagi anggota masyarakat setempat pada waktu senggang. Pengembangan wisata desa tidak harus didorong oleh motif ekonomi yang seringkali digaungkan oleh berbagai pihak. Metode yang digunakan untuk menguraikan adalah observasi, wawancara mendalam untuk menemukan memori kolektif, dan penyuluhan atau workshop. Temuan yang diperoleh dari observasi, wawancara, dan studi literatur adalah pemanfaatan situs sejarah sebagai destiasi wisata desa harus didukung oleh prasyarat pengembangan, yakni pengetahuan masyarakat lokal pada situs akan menumbuhkan kesadaran pada peninggalan sejarah, penyeragaman persepsi mengenai fungsi situs bukan untuk kepentingan religi, dan partisipasi masyarakat dalam pelestarian situs.

scholarly journals Revitalizing the cultural heritage sites of the medieval town of Tansen for the sustainable tourism development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Paras SJB Rana
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Natural Settings

   Tansen is renowned for its natural settings, historic buildings and a living cultural heritage that have remained, from medieval period until now. By UNWTO statistics,internationally, cultural tourism comprises 39% of the total tourism arrivals. This reaffirms that offering greater access to the cultural and heritage assets would give Tansen a competitive edge over the other tourist destinations and increase its attractiveness as a top tourist destination in Nepal. This article is related to study of how the heritage sites could be revived to make the cultural heritage tourism sustainable and regain Tansen’s economic vibrancy that has been depleting in the recent times. The purpose of the study is to examine the current state of the cultural heritage management in Tansen, to examine the prospect of revitalizing the cultural heritage assets and; to examine the role of the local communities in these aspects. The methods used in the study were site observations, a key informant interview of experts including the city Mayor, tourism entrepreneurs, site mangers and opinion survey of tourists and the local community resident. The study shows that local population has a positive opinion and initial enthusiasm on the emerging tourist arrivals after the restoration of Rani Mahal, but their role is marginalized in the process. This is the key proposition to start an initiative for the local communities to actively participate in tourism development projects. ‘Revitalizing the Rani Mahal heritage’ launched through the Public Private Partnership with support from UNESCO could build the trust amongst the high end international as well as domestic tourist and attract more investments to conserve, protect and promote the heritage capital stocks for the Tansen tourism development.

scholarly journals Development Strategy of Matalafang Traditional Village as a Cultural Tourism Destination

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-74
Author(s):  
Yudha Eka Nugraha ◽  
Emy Chlarita Lema
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Tourism Potential

ABSTRACTThis study aims to describe the tourism potential and formulate the development of the Matalafang Traditional Village as a cultural tourism destination in Alor Regency. Matalafang Traditional Village is one of the tourist destinations, where the Abui tribes live. The Abui tribe, as one of the largest tribes who inhabit Nusa Kenari Island, has various cultural potentials tourism to be developed. This is in line with the increasing number of tourists visiting. Through qualitative descriptive methods, extracting information is obtained by field observations, structured interviews with 6 key informants, documentation of traditional villages, and literature studies on Matalafang Traditional Village and Alor Regency Tourism. The results showed that the attractiveness of cultural tourism in the Matalafang Traditional Village in the form of the Balai Hatel Traditional Ceremony as a ritual to enter the garden, the Caka Lele dance, the unifying dance of the Alor community Lego-Lego, weaving Ikat for dancing, the fourth level traditional house, and various woven bamboo crafts for putting sirih pinang traditional snacks on it. The strategy formulation is an effort to develop the Matalafang Traditional Village as a cultural tourism destination, such as increasing the awareness of culture-based tourism for the local community, maintaining the authenticity of dance as a tourist attraction, increasing tourist activities after the ritual of opening the garden as alternative tourism, and maintaining the condition of the traditional village that is still original.Keywords: Destinations, Traditional Villages, Matalafang, Cultural Tourism, Development Strategies

Revitalizing the cultural heritage sites of the medieval town of Tansen for the sustainable tourism development

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 127-138
Author(s):  
Paras SJB Rana
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Natural Settings

   Tansen is renowned for its natural settings, historic buildings and a living cultural heritage that have remained, from medieval period until now. By UNWTO statistics,internationally, cultural tourism comprises 39% of the total tourism arrivals. This reaffirms that offering greater access to the cultural and heritage assets would give Tansen a competitive edge over the other tourist destinations and increase its attractiveness as a top tourist destination in Nepal. This article is related to study of how the heritage sites could be revived to make the cultural heritage tourism sustainable and regain Tansen’s economic vibrancy that has been depleting in the recent times. The purpose of the study is to examine the current state of the cultural heritage management in Tansen, to examine the prospect of revitalizing the cultural heritage assets and; to examine the role of the local communities in these aspects. The methods used in the study were site observations, a key informant interview of experts including the city Mayor, tourism entrepreneurs, site mangers and opinion survey of tourists and the local community resident. The study shows that local population has a positive opinion and initial enthusiasm on the emerging tourist arrivals after the restoration of Rani Mahal, but their role is marginalized in the process. This is the key proposition to start an initiative for the local communities to actively participate in tourism development projects. ‘Revitalizing the Rani Mahal heritage’ launched through the Public Private Partnership with support from UNESCO could build the trust amongst the high end international as well as domestic tourist and attract more investments to conserve, protect and promote the heritage capital stocks for the Tansen tourism development.

Construction of Heritage: Small and Medium Towns of Gurgaon District

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-125
Author(s):  
Parul G. Munjal
Keyword(s):  
Urban Growth ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Historic Structures ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Heritage Discourse

Global discourses around heritage are grappling with idea of including dissonant, non-compliant voices and expanding the definition of heritage from the physical to a cultural process, pushing beyond the authorized heritage discourse. The dialogical model of heritage is presented as a means to break down the divide between laypersons and experts, suggesting new models for decision-making in the future. It is problematic to contextualize this discourse in the Indian context, more so in small and medium towns where this intellectual debate has never been formalized. Yet, there are existing ways in which the local stakeholders maintain and use sites or structures from the past that they value. Identification of these ways of keeping and using could be a step towards demystifying the construct of heritage in the local community. The Gurgaon district has witnessed an unprecedented urban growth rate from 2001 to 2011 and the eight historic small and medium towns of the district are on the verge of being enveloped in the rapid urban development. This impending change calls for a need to examine the heritage sites of these towns. Studying the historic structures in six of these towns points to the role of history and religion as connectors to heritage. This role has been explored on ground and at an ideological level, as an attempt towards understanding the construct of heritage as a process in play.

scholarly journals CultUnity3D: A Virtual Spatial Ecosystem for Digital Engagement with Cultural Heritage Sites

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Estefanía López Salas ◽  
Adrián Xuíz García ◽  
Ángel Gómez ◽  
Carlos Dafonte
Keyword(s):  
Public Outreach ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
Digital Engagement ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Virtual Ecosystem ◽  
Over Time

In order to help enhance public outreach and understanding of historical sites, we developed a virtual spatial ecosystem called CultUnity3D. It consists of a set of components specifically implemented within the Unity engine that enable the user to virtually explore spatial changes over time in two different modes, and to learn about the past of a built environment through the integration of and interaction with research sources and narrative. Although we built CultUnity3D for a particular case study, which is the monastic site of San Julián de Samos (Spain), this in-progress virtual ecosystem has been thought out and designed for continued and reusable development.

Memory heterotopias in Ukraine: Sites to re-imagine the past

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-241
Author(s):  
Ievgeniia Sarapina
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Alternative Mode ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Historical Sites ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Guided Tours

In the contemporary globalized world, tourist practices deal mostly with appropriated memory. Famous sights are arranged into classical routes proposed by guidebooks and guided tours presenting an official narrative of community’s collective memory. However, should a traveller step aside from major auto routes in Ukraine, direct liaison with the past at the forgotten historical sites is promised. A decade ago, Ukrainian travellers began to discover previously unknown to the public abandoned castles, palaces, manors, churches, cathedral, mills, etc. deep in the province and started to share travelogues after their quest-like trips around Ukraine. Sites that would be considered as heritage in the neighbouring countries, in Ukraine exist as ‘heterotopias’ (places outside usual society’s renderings). Based on the analysis of the Internet travelling community and author’s field trips, this article proposes to consider an alternative mode of tourism that provides potentially inclusive contact with the past.

scholarly journals BLUE-PRINT PEMBELAJARAN SEJARAH BERBASIS KONTROVERSI

Vidya Karya ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daya Negri Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
History Teachers ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Learning ◽  
Historical Resources ◽  
Blue Print

Abstract: History teachers often avoid the controversial material in history learning. This phenomenon did not happen by accident but constructed by some perspectives in writing the past. One of the topics which are full of controversy is that of the era of England colonization in Nusantara. This controversy was raised due to the degradation of the sense of history among educators. Educators actually should be able to dig the historical resources independently and explain the various perspectives clearly. The author, by the help of re-enactment theory, offerred a way in understanding a controversial material through the topic of England colonization. The author hopes that the students will be able to imagine and understand the various controversy in history learning especially in the era of England colonization. Keywords:  England colonization, re-enactment, and controversy Abstrak: Materi sejarah yang sarat akan kontroversi seringkali dihindari oleh guru. Kecenderungan ini bukan suatu kebetulan akan tetapi dikonstruksi oleh berbagai perspektif dalam menuliskan masa lalu. Salah satu materi sejarah yang sarat akan kontroversi adalah masa penjajahan Inggris di Nusantara. Kontroversi tersebut muncul karena degradasi sense of history pendidik. Mereka seyogyanya menggali sumber-sumber sejarah secara mandiri dan mampu menjelaskan perbedaan perspektif tersebut dengan baik. Dengan bantuan teori re-enactment, penulis menawarkan cara dalam memahami materi kontroversial dengan contoh kasus materi kolonialisme Inggris. Penulis berharap siswa akan dapat membayangkan dan memahami beragam kontroversi pada materi sejarah terutama masa penjajahan Inggris. Kata-kata kunci:  kolonialisme Inggris, re-enactment, dan kontroversi

Conservation and Preservation of Nature Reserves, Monuments andSpecial Architectural or Historic Interest in Nigeria: Towards Promotion of Sustainable Cultural Tourism

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-218
Author(s):  
Francis Chuma Osefoh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Communication Link ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Tourist Attraction ◽  
The Past ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Developed Nations

Some of the renowned world tourism countries have special peculiarities in character in terms of their nature reserves and built environments; that made them stand out for their attractions and visits. These qualities range from conservation and preservation of nature reserves, built environments- epoch architectural supports over the years; historical heritage; political; religious; socio-economic; cultural; and  high technology that enhance culture. The virtues of multi- ethnic groups and multi- cultural nature gave Nigeria a rich cultural heritage, and she is blessed with natural wonders, unique wildlife, and a very favorable climate. More often than not less attention and importance are placed over the nature reserves and built environments to the detriment of tourism in lieu of other sectors. Summarily the country lacks the culture of conservation and preservation of her abundant resources to promote cultural tourism. Case study strategy was applied in the research tours with reports of personal experiences, documentaries and analyses of sites visited in Europe and Nigeria were highlighted with references to their attributes in terms of structures and features that made up the sites as relate to culture and attraction.The task in keeping rural, city landscapes and nature reserves alive stands out as the secret of communication link from the past to present and the future; which tourism developed nations reap as benefits for tourist attraction.

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