Résumé en anglais
This paper will first attempt to elaborate and clarify the author’s interpretation and definition of the setting for cultural routes, based upon which a framework of reference for the setting for cultural routes will be proposed as a theoretical tool.In this effort, the system, category, types or patterns of cultural routes will be considered with the major focus upon the diversity or variation which is characteristically seen among cultural routes, as the basis of defining the setting for them.
To be specific, a multi-aspect approach based upon the following key aspects including space, scale, type and tangibility will be attempted to categorize and define a property belonging to the diverse world of cultural routes.The most appropriate context and method of defining the setting for a specific cultural route can vary, depending upon which pattern of the cultural route to be categorized according to the above-mentioned four viewpoints the property in question falls under. In addition, management protection measures of the cultural route and its setting will be proposed from the viewpoint of conserving the different types of outstanding values inherent in the heritage as well as preserving its physical existence for transmission to future generations.