Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 7 Issue 1

Cultural heritage and development: the M’hamid Oasis in Southern Morocco

Oriol Domínguez Martínez, Marta Colmenares Fernández, Alejandro García Hermida

The M’Hamid Oasis is the last of the palm groves in the Drâa Valley, in Southern Morocco. The 13 villages (ksar/ksour in Arabic) in M’Hamid share many sociological, urban, and…

Enriching and enhancing digital cultural heritage through crowd contribution

Dinesh K. Gupta, Veerbala Sharma

The purpose of this paper is to identify the status of digitization of manuscripts in India and to give suggestions to transcribe these manuscripts easily, effortlessly and…

Translating heritage into museums: two architectural strategies inside Lisbon Castle

Helena Barranha, João Vieira Caldas, Rita Nobre Neto da Silva

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of contemporary architecture in heritage protection, reinterpretation and reuse, an issue that has become increasingly relevant…

Students’ awareness and attitudes toward archaeological conservation: Bujang Valley

Rabeeh Barghi, Zuraini Zakaria, Mastura Jaafar, Aswati Hamzah

Like other components of cultural heritage, the preservation of archaeological sites is important because they constitute a unique and irreplaceable legacy, something that has…

Interpretive approach to applied archaeology and its status in Iran

Behrouz Afkhami

The purpose of this paper is to present an approach to applied archaeology and interpretive methods for Iranian traditional archaeology. Applied archaeology is based on a holistic…

Perceptions about cultural heritage and recreational sites among older adults in Bahia Blanca, Argentina

Andrés Pinassi, Hubert B. Van Hoof, Patricia Susana Ercolani

The purpose of this paper is to report on a study that was done among older adults in the city of Bahia Blanca, Argentina regarding their awareness and use of cultural heritage…

A bottom-up approach for cultural tourism management in the old city of As-Salt, Jordan

Monther M. Jamhawi, Zain A. Hajahjah

The purpose of this paper is to present a “bottom-up approach” for cultural tourism management in the old city of As-Salt in Jordan. The city of As-Salt has unique historic…