A participatory practice-informed research agenda for the historical sanctuary of Machupicchu: first experience in Peru
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2044-1266
Article publication date: 8 June 2023
Issue publication date: 8 August 2023
Abstract
Purpose
A research-practice team was convened for the Machupicchu World Heritage Site to participate in the Heritage Place Lab (HPL), with the goal of building a practice-informed research agenda designed to support the management needs of the site.
Design/methodology/approach
The agenda was built based on both the HPL methodology and a complementary one.
Findings
The proposed agenda centres on three research priorities: (1) Ecosystem services and well-being, (2) local sustainable development and cultural heritage, and (3) mixed-heritage research integration for conservation.
Practical implications
These priorities address conflicts between the two agencies that manage the site and a lack of awareness of heritage values in contrast to economic interests.
Originality/value
The article proposes new research-informed strategies for joint working between the managing agencies of a site where conservation needs conflict with public use demands, representing the first such case for Peru.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the participation as part of the Machu Picchu Research-Practice Team during the Heritage Place Lab of their colleagues from the DDC Cusco, Ms. Carmen Cecilia Sacsa Fernández, Mr. Elías Julio Carreño Peralta and Dr. José Miguel Bastante Abudhaba, former director of the Archaeological Park, and from the UNESCO Chair on Anthropology of Health, Biosphere and curing systems, University of Genova, Italy, Professor Adine Gavazzi, who could not be part of the authors of this article.
Citation
Chuspe Zans, M.E., Barrera, R., Escalante, E. and Aragon, I. (2023), "A participatory practice-informed research agenda for the historical sanctuary of Machupicchu: first experience in Peru", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 483-500. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-09-2022-0166
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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