Scrutinising community-held knowledge transfer into world heritage site management plans: a multidisciplinary method

PurposeThe UNESCO World Heritage Committee requires management plans for world heritage site (WHS) nominations including the evidence of involvement of all stakeholders. Many studies report different engagement methods to ensure the participation of the local communities in these plans. However, thi...

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Published in:Journal of cultural heritage management and sustainable development 2024-11, Vol.14 (6), p.874-892
Main Authors: Parlak, Gizem, Clarice Bleil de Souza, Cerutti, Federico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Citizen participation
Community
Community involvement
Cultural heritage
Design
Design standards
Focus groups
Knowledge
Knowledge management
Knowledge representation
Local communities
Management
Natural resources
Nominations
Planning
Professionals
Quality control
Sustainable development
Urban areas
World Heritage Areas
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Summary:PurposeThe UNESCO World Heritage Committee requires management plans for world heritage site (WHS) nominations including the evidence of involvement of all stakeholders. Many studies report different engagement methods to ensure the participation of the local communities in these plans. However, this study aims to assess and gauge the community-held knowledge transfer and the quality of their contribution to heritage management plans by proposing an interdisciplinary method.Design/methodology/approachThe method had been developed to scrutinise community-held knowledge transfer in WHS management plans, combining the domains of knowledge representation with qualitative social research.FindingsLocal knowledge transferred into WHS management plans is poor. The proposed method gauged three levels of community knowledge transfer to WHS. The method enables results to be quantified and the process to be reproducible. The method can be used to quality control the design of WHS management plans. The method can be used to inform evaluation protocols to be developed by UNESCO.Practical implicationsThe proposed method can be used to inform evaluation protocols to be developed by ICOMOS and IUCN, which safeguard holistic aspects of heritage in WHS management plans.Originality/valueThe method provides reproducible, quantifiable results from clear premises. Despite being applied to a case study in Turkey, it can be adjusted to any context as WHS management plans tend to follow a standard format. It, therefore, provides a tool to quality control the design of these plans.
ISSN:2044-1266
2044-1274
DOI:10.1108/JCHMSD-12-2021-0216