Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 13 Issue 1

The public–private–people partnership (P4) for cultural heritage management purposes

Cristina Boniotti

In light of the difficulties the governments typically face in conserving and managing their rich public cultural heritage, which often lingers in a condition of neglect, this…

The impact of COVID-19 closures on the Megalithic Temples of Malta UNESCO world heritage site

Josef Caruana, Elaine Debono, Katya Stroud, MariaElena Zammit

This study will determine the impact COVID-19 closures had on the Megalithic Temples of Malta. The physical, economic, social and conservation impacts will be discussed.

Sustainability of the Palestinian historic village of Battir

Lana Kudumovic

This paper aims to assess the proper built heritage preservation and management as important steps toward sustainability for the case of village Battir. In particular, the…

Handmade OK please: key criteria for purchasing craft items by Indian consumers

Ajay Kumar Koli

The purpose of this study is to identify the key criteria from the perspective of handmade, authenticity and sustainability for purchasing craft items by Indian consumers.

Rural revitalization: sustainable strategy for the development of cultural landscape of traditional villages through optimized IPA approach

Qunsong Zhang, Eunyoung Kim, Cuixia Yang, Fucun Cao

The main purpose of this study is to provide a decision-making basis for the development of a sustainability strategy by importance-performance analysis (IPA) methods. However…

Balancing sustainable development and cultural heritage preservation: luxury burial legacies in Singapore

David Ocón

The paper aims to provide up-to-date analysis on how a country like Singapore, with a rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage associated with burial customs, approaches…

Ecocultural networks as grounds for spatial planning. A psychosocial approach applied to coastal development

Miguel Ángel Gandarillas, Michael K. McCall

This work critiques the situation of the ecological and cultural heritage in many coastal territories and analyses how current land planning methodologies are responding to it…

Integrated techniques for the structural assessment of cultural heritage masonry buildings: application to Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori in Florence

Vieri Cardinali, Marta Castellini, Maria Teresa Cristofaro, Giorgio Lacanna, Massimo Coli, Mario De Stefano, Marco Tanganelli

This paper aims to contribute to the discussion of the experimental campaigns on Cultural Heritage buildings. By adopting integrated procedures it is possible to limit the…

The development of legal framework for the management of World Heritage Sites in Oman: a case study on Bahla Oasis

Mohamed Ali Mohamed Khalil, Eman Hanye Mohamed Nasr

The study aims to analyze the development of Omani heritage legislation against the UNESCO World Heritage Convention (WHC), 1972 and WHC Operational Guidelines (WHC-OGs) to…

Open defecation near a world heritage site: causes and implication for sustainable tourism and heritage management

Justice Mensah, Benjamin Yaw Tachie, Harriet M.D. Potakey

The sixth of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has access to improved sanitation as one of its targets. Sanitation is important not only for environmental quality…

Awareness of preservation of historic buildings and sites in Ghana: the case of residents in Kumasi

Kwadwo Twumasi-Ampofo, Rexford Assasie Oppong, Victor K. Quagraine

This study focuses on historic buildings and site preservation (HBSP), which forms part of cultural heritage amidst rampant demolishing and seeming neglect of such heritage in…