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Journal Article |
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Author:
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Lekakis, Stelios; Shakya, Shobhit; Kostakis, Vasilis |
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Journal:
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Sustainability |
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Date:
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2018 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/10695
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Sector:
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General & Multiple Resources
History
New Commons |
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Region:
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East Asia |
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Subject(s):
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Cultural heritage
Heritage Commons
Heritage management
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Abstract:
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"Heritage preservation is a resource-intensive activity nested among other processes in the
public administration, related to identity building and touristic product enhancement. Strategies
and schemata associated with heritage preservation sprang in the western world after WWII and
they have been adapted, in the form of ‘heritage management’, in various contexts with questionable
effectiveness regarding sustainability. Our paper discusses the case of the post-earthquake cultural,
social and political landscape of theWorld Heritage Site of Kathmandu valley in Nepal. By reviewing
the bibliography and drawing upon various case studies of post-earthquake heritage restoration,
we focus on the traditional ways of managing human and cultural resources in the area as related
to the modern national heritage management mechanism. We also examine how traditional
practices, re-interpreted into a modern context, can point towards inclusive and sustainable forms of
collaboration based on the commons. We shed light on the elements of an emerging management
system that could protect the vulnerable monuments through community participation, adapted to
the challenging realities of the Nepalese heritage and its stakeholders."
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