Cabrera Jara, Natasha Eulalia2024-03-062024-03-0620242226-5856, e 2589-0360http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/44130https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85182385980&doi=10.1016%2fj.jum.2023.12.004&partnerID=40&md5=aded6308bf3a6f6dee7dd2cfb5c27261Therelationshipbetweenheritage,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.es-ESPlanningHistorical centersTourismUrban heritageForgetting intangible values and community: The case of heritage conservation policies in Cuenca, EcuadorARTÍCULO10.1016/j.jum.2023.12.004