African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management : Theory and Practice From Southern Africa

For a long time, resource conservationists have viewed environmental conservation as synonymous with wilderness and wildlife resources only, oblivious to the contributions made by cultural and heritage resources. However, cultural heritage resources in many parts of the developing world are gradually becoming key in social (e.g. communitiesℓ́ℓ identities and museums), economic (heritage tourism and eco-tourism), educational (curriculum development), civic (intergenerational awareness), and international resources management (e.g. UNESCO). In universities, African cultural heritage resources are facing a challenge of being brought into various academic discourses and syllabi in a rather reactive and/or haphazard approach, resulting in failure to fully address and research these resourcesℓ́ℓ conservation needs to ensure that their use in multiple platforms and by various stakeholders is sustainable. This book seeks to place African cultural heritage studies and conservation practices within an international and modern world discourse of conservation by presenting its varied themes and topics that are important for the development of the wider field of cultural heritage studies and management For a long time, resource conservationists have viewed environmental conservation as synonymous with wilderness and wildlife resources only, oblivious to the contributions made by cultural and heritage resources. However, cultural heritage resources in many parts of the developing world are gradually becoming key in social (e.g. communitiesĺl identities and museums), economic (heritage tourism and eco-tourism), educational (curriculum development), civic (intergenerational awareness), and international resources management (e.g. UNESCO). In universities, African cultural heritage resources are facing a challenge of being brought into various academic discourses and syllabi in a rather reactive and/or haphazard approach, resulting in failure to fully address and research these resourcesĺl conservation needs to ensure that their use in multiple platforms and by various stakeholders is sustainable. This book seeks to place African cultural heritage studies and conservation practices within an international and modern world discourse of conservation by presenting its varied themes and topics that are important for the development of the wider field of cultural heritage studies and management Front Matter....Pages i-xxx African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management: Theory and Practice....Pages 1-21 International Conventions as Frameworks of Management and Identity for African Cultural Heritage....Pages 23-61 The Politics of the Past: Evolving Ethnic Cultural Identities in African Traditional Governance Systems....Pages 63-87 Towards Sustainable Communities: Community-Based Cultural Heritage Resources Management (COBACHREM) Model....Pages 89-111 Interpretation: Dealing with Multiple Identities....Pages 113-133 Grading and Certification: Implications for Cultural Heritage Management....Pages 135-155 Heritage Enterprising: Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism in Southern Africa....Pages 157-179 Mainstreaming African Cultural Resources: Heritage and Development....Pages 181-202 Conclusions: Sustainable Development and African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management....Pages 203-218 Back Matter....Pages 219-227