Forgetting intangible values and community: The case of heritage conservation policies in Cuenca, Ecuador
Therelationshipbetweenheritage,conservationandtourismhasdeterminedcountlessactionson thehistoriccentersofseveralcitiesintheworld.InLatinAmerica,governmentalentitieshaveset guidelines forurbanheritage interventions throughplans, programs andavarietyof projects implemented inrecentdecades.Thepredomina...
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| Format: | ARTÍCULO |
| Language: | es_ES |
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2024
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| Online Access: | http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44130 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182385980&doi=10.1016%2fj.jum.2023.12.004&partnerID=40&md5=aded6308bf3a6f6dee7dd2cfb5c27261 |
| Summary: | Therelationshipbetweenheritage,conservationandtourismhasdeterminedcountlessactionson thehistoriccentersofseveralcitiesintheworld.InLatinAmerica,governmentalentitieshaveset guidelines forurbanheritage interventions throughplans, programs andavarietyof projects implemented inrecentdecades.Thepredominant emphasisof theseactionshasbeenonsafeguarding tangible aspects of heritage, adhering to international conservationguidelines, and promoting tourismasameans tostimulatesustainable local development.However, acritical pointoftheseeffortsliesintheneglectofadversesocialconsequencesimposedonlocalresidents andcommunities. Inthispaperweconsiderarepresentativecase: theheritageareaofCuencain Ecuador,whereaninterventiontookplacestartingwiththeUNESCODeclarationofthecasestudy in1999until2019.Wecharacterizetheprocess,analyzetheincidenceofplanninginstruments andidentifytheattributes thatwereenhancedaswellas thosethatweresuppressedthrougha historical reviewofcurrentplansandexecutedprojects.Theresults reveal thepersistenceofa conservationistandorthodoxvisionofheritage,whichleads tothedisplacementofvulnerable groups.Hence,itisimperativetoreevaluateinterventionpoliciesintheurbanheritagecontextof LatinAmericancitieslikeCuenca. |
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