ACCESS TO HERITAGE: THE ROLE OF THE MALTESE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE AGENCY

У рамках імплементації Конвенції про охорону нематеріальної культурної спадщини вивчено заходи культурної політики, що заклали основи для втілення новітніх політичних підходів, механізмів і програм. У контексті виконання міжнародно-правових стандартів UNESCO та положень Конвенції визначено курс на аналіз, збереження й розвиток культурного розмаїття та надбання. Умотивована необхідність формування стратегії культурної політики у галузі збереження нематеріальної культурної спадщини, що полягає у проектуванні й затвердженні культурних проектів національного й регіонального спрямування. Враховано наявну ускладнену ситуацію щодо ролі місцевої влади та обмеженість бюджетного фінансування в країні загалом. Встановлено, що дії, що сприятимуть виявленню елементів нематеріальної культурної спадщини, організації та реалізації заходів щодо її збереження в Україні повинні стати цільовими пріоритетами. Cultural policy measures within the framework of the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage are examined. A course on the analysis, conservation and development of cultural diversity and heritage in the context of the implementation of UNESCO international legal standards and the provisions of the Convention has been determined. The necessity of developing a strategy of cultural policy formation in the field of preservation of the intangible cultural heritage, which consists in the design and approval of cultural projects of national and regional orientation, is substantiated. The complicated situation regarding the role of local authorities and the limited budget financing in the country are taken into account. It is established that the priority should be given to actions that will help identify elements of the intangible cultural heritage, develop and implement measures for its preservation in Ukraine.

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Cultural Consumption and Citizen Engagement—Strategies for Built Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development. A Case Study of Indore City, India

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052878 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2878

Author(s):

Soniya Billore

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Collective Responsibility ◽

Citizen Engagement ◽

Cultural Consumption ◽

City Region ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Built Heritage

Cultural heritage is an invaluable asset of any city, region, or community and is an important component in the sustainable development of societies and economies. However, the role of cultural heritage has been understudied in terms of its social embeddedness and impact on social cohesion. This has led to a demand for more insights on how cultural heritage is conserved globally and more significantly via the role of societal stakeholders. Inclusive strategies allow diverse sections of a community to engage and enrich not only the anthropological interpretations of society but also support social stability and foster positive social change. This paper exemplifies how an inclusive approach was used to engage citizen engagement for the sustainable development of the built heritage in the city of Indore in central India. Best practices are presented through secondary data through various print and online sources relevant to the context. Open coding of secondary data has helped to identify strategic approaches and relationships that emerge as crucial to citizen engagement as presented in this study. The paper discusses strategies that, based on diversity and inclusivity, contribute to the enrichment of community knowledge, increased synergistic participation, and the enhancement of the sense of collective responsibility in cultural consumption.

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Resident-Tourist Value Co-Creation in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism Context: The Role of Residents’ Perception of Tourism Development and Emotional Solidarity

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13031369 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 1369

Author(s):

Tianning Lan ◽

Zhiyue Zheng ◽

Di Tian ◽

Rui Zhang ◽

Rob Law ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Heritage Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Local Residents ◽

Emotional Solidarity ◽

Cultural Heritage Tourism

The value co-creation behavior of residents can contribute to the sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) tourism. This paper aims to provide a theoretical framework that uses “cognition–affection–behavior” theory to explain how the two variables of tourism development perception and emotional solidarity affect the value co-creation participation behavior of the local residents in the context of intangible cultural heritage tourism while considering the mediating role of emotional solidarity. This study empirically investigates Meizhou Island in Fujian Province, China as an example by using a structural equation model (SEM). Results show that the perception of local residents toward the benefits of tourism development has a significant positive impact on their emotional solidarity and value co-creation participation behavior, whereas their perception toward the costs of tourism development has a significant negative impact. In addition, the emotional solidarity of these residents has a significant positive impact on their value co-creation participation and plays a mediating role in the relationship between the tourism development perceptions of local residents and their value co-creation participation behavior. This study has important theoretical and practical significance for the management of ICH tourist destinations.

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The Vocational School of Sintra and Its Contribution to Heritage Education

Heritage ◽

10.3390/heritage4010028 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 466-478

Author(s):

Ana Mafalda Cardeira ◽

Marta Frade

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Educational System ◽

Analytical Methods ◽

Vocational School ◽

Work Related ◽

Heritage Education ◽

12Th Grade ◽

And Training

This paper aims to share the experience acquired with students of the 3rd year (namely the 12th grade of the Portuguese educational system) at the Vocational School for the Recovery of Heritage of Sintra in the Course of Studies for Conservation and Restoration Assistants in the field of Plaster Restoration, in the classes of Work-Related Training and Analytical Methods of Examination and Laboratory Analysis, by carrying out theoretical-practical work and training in a work context specifically focused on Portuguese heritage, demonstrating how practical classes motivate students and prepare them for future professional work. This vocational course helps students to reflect and question themselves on the role of “looking” at heritage. Thus, its cross information, both interdisciplinary and from the historical-artistic context of the monument, will provide a better perspective over its materiality and its use. In situ learning awakens students to the reality of work. The notion that they are helping to maintain the memory of ancestors credits them and gives them confidence in their work. After presenting their Final Year Projects, they look at heritage with a more awakened vision. With this, they have the perception that they have contributed to the reconstruction of memory, their cultural heritage.

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Role of universities in preserving cultural heritage in areas of conflict

International Journal of Cultural Policy ◽

10.1080/10286632.2020.1857374 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Yara Saifi

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage

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Replicating Elite Dominance in Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding: The Role of Local Government–Scholar Networks in China

International Journal of Cultural Property ◽

10.1017/s0940739116000035 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 71-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Christina Maags ◽

Heike Holbig

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Focal Point ◽

National Level ◽

Comparative Case Study ◽

Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽

Republic Of China ◽

Heritage Discourse

Abstract:Since “intangible cultural heritage” (ICH) became the new focal point in the global heritage discourse, governments and scholars in many countries have begun to promote this new form of “immaterial” culture. The People’s Republic of China has been one of the most active state parties implementing the new scheme and adapting it to domestic discourses and practices. Policies formulated at the national level have become increasingly malleable to the interests of local government-scholar networks. By conducting a comparative case study of two provinces, this article aims to identify the role of local elite networks in the domestic implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, focusing on the incentives of scholars and officials to participate in ICH policy networks. It finds that the implementation of the Convention has not removed the power asymmetry between elite and popular actors but, instead, has fostered an elite-driven policy approach shaped by symbiotic, mutually legitimizing government–scholar networks.

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Nano-TiO2 coatings for cultural heritage protection: The role of the binder on hydrophobic and self-cleaning efficacy

Progress in Organic Coatings ◽

10.1016/j.porgcoat.2015.11.011 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 91 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Mauro F. La Russa ◽

Natalia Rovella ◽

Monica Alvarez de Buergo ◽

Cristina M. Belfiore ◽

Antonino Pezzino ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Nano Tio2 ◽

Heritage Protection ◽

Self Cleaning ◽

Tio2 Coatings ◽

Cleaning Efficacy

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