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Réf.
42820
Type
conference item
Titre
Understanding Development Preferences of Visitors and Local Communities for Sustenance of World Heritage Sites : A Case of Ellora caves
Langues
English
Auteurs
Kamalapurka, Shubhada / Natu, Abhijit
Lieu de publication
Charenton-le-Pont
Pays de publication
France
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
2018
Titre de conférence
ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
Lieu de conférence
New Delhi, India
Date de conférence
13-14th December 2017
Mots-clés
stakeholders / values / development / sustainability / conservation / tourism / conservation of cultural heritage / management / economic aspects / social aspects / comparative analysis / sustainable tourism / sustainable development / interpretation / communities
Pays mentionnés
India
Résumé en anglais
Evaluation of Heritage and its conservation should be based on the values that are perceived byvarious stakeholders. This makes the process of conservation, complex and sometimes difficult. Visitors
at heritage sites, have different motivations of visit. They have expectations from heritage sites, differentfrom those of the local communities. Hence their preferences for development at these sites may differ
with the local communities, thereby posing challenges in conservation and development of the heritagesites. This paper presents the
findings of research carried out at Ellora, the World heritage site inMaharashtra. Face to face interviews were carried out using a structured interview schedule. 141 local
communities and 319 visitors were interviewed. Preferences for developmental activities formed animportant part of the schedule. Preferences were solicited for 19 items on a five point Likert scale.
Preferences of the visitors and local communities were compared using Mann-Whitney test. Of the 19variables, visitors and local communities differ on 17 variables, indicating differences in preferences for
development of heritage sites. The median values show that they are more preferred by Localcommunities than visitors, showing keen interest in the developmental activities in and around Ellora
caves. Difference in means values of home stay facility shows higher interest of local communities inproviding accommodation for the visitors for more economic benefits. Preference for Space and facilities
for Art and Cultural festival and Space and facilities for religious festivals is higher of local communities;shows not only economic dimension but also the cultural dimension of the community. It can be
concluded that Local communities have social and cultural associations with World Heritage Site andother religious structures in the region. It is suggested that the conservation and development should not
be tourism centric but inclusive of needs and aspirations of the local communities for sustainabledevelopment of World Heritage Sites.
at heritage sites, have different motivations of visit. They have expectations from heritage sites, differentfrom those of the local communities. Hence their preferences for development at these sites may differ
with the local communities, thereby posing challenges in conservation and development of the heritagesites. This paper presents the
findings of research carried out at Ellora, the World heritage site inMaharashtra. Face to face interviews were carried out using a structured interview schedule. 141 local
communities and 319 visitors were interviewed. Preferences for developmental activities formed animportant part of the schedule. Preferences were solicited for 19 items on a five point Likert scale.
Preferences of the visitors and local communities were compared using Mann-Whitney test. Of the 19variables, visitors and local communities differ on 17 variables, indicating differences in preferences for
development of heritage sites. The median values show that they are more preferred by Localcommunities than visitors, showing keen interest in the developmental activities in and around Ellora
caves. Difference in means values of home stay facility shows higher interest of local communities inproviding accommodation for the visitors for more economic benefits. Preference for Space and facilities
for Art and Cultural festival and Space and facilities for religious festivals is higher of local communities;shows not only economic dimension but also the cultural dimension of the community. It can be
concluded that Local communities have social and cultural associations with World Heritage Site andother religious structures in the region. It is suggested that the conservation and development should not
be tourism centric but inclusive of needs and aspirations of the local communities for sustainabledevelopment of World Heritage Sites.
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