Paths towards participatory governance for cultural heritage

Abstract

The theoretical basis, was progressively enriched with the joint work carried out with political and administrative representatives of government institutions, including also religious actors. A large shift in the City Preservation Management approach came in 2011, when the project moved beyond involving representative actors, to design intervention practices to involve citizen’s perspectives. The selected neighborhoods are considered as repositories of significant cultural heritage values which are currently at risk and where conditions of habitability are progressively decreasing. During the transect walks participants interacted with local actors and were invited to respond questions related to the different conference topics. Participatory approaches, public participation, community involvement, engaging civil society, heritage communities, etc. are increasingly used expressions in heritage management and conservation. Cultural strategies with the objective of achieving greater social equity and more socially inclusive urban environments have been developed since the late 1990s.