African Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management

Authors: Keitumetse, Susan Osireditse
Provide a coordinated scholarly and practical approach to African cultural heritage resources conservation so that they fit into the gradually developing field of cultural heritage studies inthe modern world
Introduce theoretical approaches to cultural heritage studies and practice from an African context which is currently missing in the literature on the subject
Provide a point of departure on new management approaches and practices towards cultural heritage conservation using African contexts. This is sought by communities, government,regional and international heritage practitioners to address contemporary social,environmental and economic challenges
Provide a research and teaching guide as well as instructional material to academics interested in African cultural heritage resources

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. communities’ 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 resources’ 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.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
3 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics
Cultural Heritage
Regional and Cultural Studies
Cultural Management
Sustainable Development
Architectural History and Theory

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