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Réf.
41861
Type
conference item
Titre
Robben Island - Developing an integrated environmental and heritage management system
Langues
English
Auteurs
Pastor Makhurane, Juanita
Date
2003
Pagination de section
1-4
Titre de conférence
14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’
Lieu de conférence
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Date de conférence
27 – 31 oct 2003
Mots-clés
conservation / pilgrimage / intangible heritage / World Heritage Sites / management plans / historic sites / conservation of historic sites / management / interpretation / World Heritage List
Pays mentionnés
South Africa
Monuments et sites
Robben Island, South Africa
N° Patrimoine mondial
916
Résumé en anglais
In 1996 Robben Island Prison was handed over by theDepartment of Correctional Services to the Department of Arts,
Culture, Science and Technology to be developed as a museum,national monument and World Heritage Site. In January 1997,
Robben Island opened its doors to the public as a touristdestination. In 1999, Robben Island was declared South Africa’s
first World Heritage Site.Since 1997, the Robben Island Museum has been developing an
integrated environmental management plan and system, in linewith new South African environmental and heritage legislation,
which sets out to manage development on the Island with aconservation approach. This paper describes the process adopted
by Robben Island to ensure that it is managed to WorldHeritage standards, and that specifically looks at the approach
that integrates the natural, environmental and culturalresources on the Island. In identifying the rich cultural heritage
of the Island and its political significance as a place where the“human spirit triumphed over adversity”, the conservation and
interpretative strategies that have been developed have focusedon intangible heritage, which is encompassed in memory and
oral tradition and therefore contributes to the development of asite of living memory.
Culture, Science and Technology to be developed as a museum,national monument and World Heritage Site. In January 1997,
Robben Island opened its doors to the public as a touristdestination. In 1999, Robben Island was declared South Africa’s
first World Heritage Site.Since 1997, the Robben Island Museum has been developing an
integrated environmental management plan and system, in linewith new South African environmental and heritage legislation,
which sets out to manage development on the Island with aconservation approach. This paper describes the process adopted
by Robben Island to ensure that it is managed to WorldHeritage standards, and that specifically looks at the approach
that integrates the natural, environmental and culturalresources on the Island. In identifying the rich cultural heritage
of the Island and its political significance as a place where the“human spirit triumphed over adversity”, the conservation and
interpretative strategies that have been developed have focusedon intangible heritage, which is encompassed in memory and
oral tradition and therefore contributes to the development of asite of living memory.
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