Mots-clés
religious heritage / values / Hinduism / sacred places / conservation of cultural heritage / biodiversity / development policy / intangible heritage / identification / conservation of natural heritage / rivers / water / case studies / rituals / management / economic aspects / social aspects / natural sites / culture and nature / mixed properties / tangible and intangible
Résumé en anglais
The confluence of digital technology and community participation is appearing just in time toundertake the massive task of identifying, documenting, protecting and managing the world’s cultural heritage resources. This task is especially urgent given the conditions of climate change, migration,conflict and economic stress in many regions. Detailed documentation of material heritage objects, sites and structures using digital technology provides the basis for cultural heritage restoration, reconstruction, management, and in the direst circumstances, for preserving heritage places in memory. There are many exemplary instances of increasing citizen participation in tangible and intangible heritage documentation and conservation, made possible by widely available digital tools. This presentation includes case studies illustrating the range of possibilities already evident in the cultural heritage field, as well as the exemplary phenomenon of citizen scientists in the realm of the natural environment.