Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 8 Issue 3

Notes on anthropogenic risks mitigation management and recovery of ancient theatres’ heritage: Qualitative assessment and recommendations

Naif Adel Haddad, Leen Adeeb Fakhoury, Talal S. Akasheh

Ancient theatres and odea are one of the most significant and creative socio-cultural edutainment centres of human history that are still in use. They stood and served as huge…

Eliciting cultural heritage values: landscape preferences vs representative images of the city

Manal Ginzarly, Jacques Teller

In 2011, UNESCO recommended the application of a value-based landscape approach to cultural heritage conservation. In this framework, culture in its manifold expressions is…

Tourism sustainability in archaeological sites

Maria Francisca Blasco López, Nuria Recuero Virto, Joaquin Aldas Manzano, Jesús Garcia-Madariaga

The purpose of this paper is to determine a model for developing sustainable tourism in archaeological sites. A qualitative and quantitative approach has been assumed in order to…

Archaeological site of Bat-Oman, management and public perception: Community involvement in archaeological heritage management and planning

Naima Benkari

The purpose of this paper is to present the physical context of the necropolis of Bat, look at its management by the Omani Ministry of Heritage and Culture (MHC), and discusse the…

Towards a resilient perspective in building conservation

Andrea Luciani, Davide Del Curto

The purpose of this paper is to describe the cross-fertilisation process between the concept of resilience and building conservation. The authors discuss how the conservation…

Proactive Collaborative Conservation: Museums and companies working towards sustainability

Valentina Perzolla, Chris M. Carr, Stephen Westland

This paper describes a system of collaboration between cultural institutions, conservation scientists and companies focussed on achieving global sustainability in museum and…

Sustainability of indigenous folk tales, music and cultural heritage through innovation

Clare Suet Ching Chan

The aim of producing Bah Luj Production, four folk tales books accompanied by a compact disc of its narration, dialogs and music is to revitalize the folk tales, music and…

Promoting volunteer engagement in the heritage sector

Charlotte Smithson, Jennifer Rowley, Roger Fullwood

The purpose of this paper is to offer insights into the processes associated with promoting volunteer engagement adopted by a large UK heritage attraction during a period of…

Studying World Heritage visitors: the case of Cuenca, Ecuador

Tomas Lopez-Guzman, Jesús Claudio Pérez Gálvez, Guzmán Antonio Muñoz Fernández, Leonardo Torres León

The purpose of this paper is to explore the existing relations between three fundamental constructs (motivation and satisfaction) and the type of travellers in a World Heritage…

Place attachment and challenges of historic cities: A qualitative empirical study on heritage values in Cuenca, Ecuador

Gabriela Garcia, Aziliz Vandesande, Koenraad van Balen

The effect of heritage on place attachment is assessed by understanding how people “value” their heritage environment. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to assess the…