Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 13 Issue 3

Guest editorial: Towards practice-led research agendas for World Heritage properties

Maya Ishizawa, Eugene Jo

La Antigua Guatemala living heritage. Improving governance for sustainable development

Mario Raúl Ramírez de León, Claudia Blanca Verónica Wolley Schwarz, María Elena Molina Soto, Olga Edith Ruiz, María Magdalena Ixquiaptap Tuc, Josué Roberto García Valdez

This paper discusses how the Heritage Place Lab (HPL) Pilot Phase, led by International Centre for the Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) and the…

When theory meets praxis – enhancing heritage management through practice-led research at Great Zimbabwe World Heritage property

Thomas Panganayi Thondhlana, Tawanda Mukwende, Lesley Hatipone Machiridza, Tendai Treddah Musindo, Genius Tevera, Nyaradzayi Maduro

The purpose of this paper is to outline and reflect on the new research agenda for the Great Zimbabwe World Heritage property. This research agenda was jointly developed by…

Developing a collaborative research agenda for Quebrada de Humahuaca, Argentina

Graciela Edith Aguilar, Alfredo Conti, Raquel Elisabet García, Josefina Mallo, Valentina Millón, Andrea Morello, Sebastián Matías Pasin

This article presents a process of building a practice-driven research agenda for Quebrada de Humahuaca, a World Heritage cultural landscape in northern Argentina, developed under…

Research and practice in harmonising nature and culture in Jaipur City, Rajasthan, India

Anuranjan Roy, Madhura Yadav, Shikha Jain, Nitya Khendry, Chandni Chowdhary, Gautam Talukdar

Planning for Jaipur City in Rajasthan, north-western India, which was added to the World Heritage List in 2019, considers the surrounding hills and water systems. Rapid…

A participatory practice-informed research agenda for the historical sanctuary of Machupicchu: first experience in Peru

María Elena Chuspe Zans, Rosario Barrera, Ernesto Escalante, Israel Aragon

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…

Exploring cultural values of African wetlands for sustainable conservation: Okavango Delta World Heritage Site, Botswana

Susan Osireditse Keitumetse, Katlego Pleasure Mwale, Gakemotho Satau, Kgosietsile Velempini, Vasco Ompabaletse Baitsiseng, Onalethuso Petruss Buyile Mambo Ntema, Jobe Manga, Stephen Thapelo Mogotsi

This study applied the Heritage Place Lab (HPL) research-practice teams methodology to identify missing cultural values and/or oversubscribed natural values and assess impacts on…

Inclusive management: accommodating site complexity and pluralities in local values in the Rjukan-Notodden Industrial World Heritage Site, Norway

Steffen Fagernes Johannessen, Juliana Strogan, Vicky Katarina Mikalsen, Inger Birkeland, Audhild Kennedy

This paper presents participants' experiences of the collaborative process. The paper introduces the World Heritage Site and presents the central learning outcomes of a process…

Using keywords to link World Heritage research and practice: observations from the World Heritage Leadership Heritage Place Lab

Kristal Buckley

There is evidence of emerging silos separating research and practices in heritage. Creating spaces where researchers and practitioners collaborate and learn from their exchanges…