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Réf.

42262

Type

chapter

Titre

Changing stakeholders and community attitudes in the Côa Valley, Portugal

Langues

English

Auteurs

Fernandes, António Pedro Batarda / Pinto, Fernando Maia

Éditeurs

Bridgland, J. / Agnew, Neville

Lieu de publication

Los Angeles

Pays de publication

United States

Maison d'édition

Getty Conservation Institute

Date

2006

Pages

p. 136-142

Titre de la source

Of the Past, for the Future: Integrating Archaeology and Conservation

Mots-clés

sustainable development / management of archaeological sites / conservation policy / rock art / rock art sites / prehistoric art / management / economic aspects / social aspects / stakeholders

Pays mentionnés

Portugal

Monuments et sites

Côa Valley, Portugal

N° Patrimoine mondial

866

Résumé en anglais

Because of its responsibility for managing a World Heritage Site, the Côa Valley Archaeological Park (PAVC) has a specific policy with regard to its stakeholders. Most local stakeholders and a large segment of the community have not yet realized that the region's achievement of sustainable development will rest on general upgrading of the socioeconomic structure. The aim of this paper is to explain why the PAVC advocates that the ability of the region to provide high-quality products and services,which match the inestimable significance of the Côa Valley rock art, will determine the success of a development project for the region based on cultural tourism. After an introductory overview of global cultural heritage management guidelines, we examine the challenges the PAVC faces in trying to establish specific management, preservation, and development strategies in this area of Portugal. We also discuss how, in certain cases,following completely "politically correct stakeholder and community-friendly" guidelines can endanger the preservation of our common cultural heritage.

Document joint

1309.pt.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)