Editorial: bridging cultural heritage and sustainable development

Roders, Ana Pereira; Oers, Ron van

doi:10.1108/20441261111129898

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“…The potential of cultural heritage and activities linked to it to exert diverse impacts on contemporary development processes should be taken into account (Cernea, 2001;Greffe, 2004;Greffe et al, 2005;Bowitz and Ibenholt, 2009;Murzyn-Kupisz, 2010;Pereira Roders and van Oers, 2011;. The following paper focuses on an important aspect of heritage impact that is, its role in creating and enhancing social capital.…”

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confidence: 98%

Cultural heritage in building and enhancing social capital

Murzyn‐Kupisz

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2013

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

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Purpose -Culture and cultural heritage are usually included in the general discussions on the construction of social capital and its impact on socio-economic development. Despite that, it seems that there has not been enough in-depth reflection on the typology and diversity of possible links between heritage and social capital. The purpose of this paper is to focus on an important aspect of heritage impact -its role in creating and enhancing social capital. Design/methodology/approach -The aim of the article is to explain in what ways cultural heritage may constitute a tool, medium or space for enhancing and developing this type of capital. Though the text is mainly of theoretical character, conceptual statements are illustrated with selected cases from Great Britain and Poland, countries which differ significantly with respect to the level of social trust and involvement of residents in non-governmental organisations, yet both reflect well the broad array of impacts of heritage on social capital. Findings -The article indicates myriad impacts of tangible and intangible cultural heritage on social capital. It points to significant potential of heritage in terms of providing places of encounters and community hubs, sites of social integration and inclusion, functioning as a source of identity and local pride as well as being a reason for common actions, activities of NGOs and volunteers. Attention is paid also to the possible negative effects of heritage on social capital. Practical implications -It seems necessary to include this aspect of heritage impact in policy making, not only in the field of culture and monument protection but also in other spheres, taking into account both positive and negative potential of cultural heritage with respect to social capital. Social implications -The article focuses on an important social aspect of heritage impact in the local and regional context, which should be taken into account by managers of heritage institutions and sites. Originality/value -A new, coherent typology of impacts and links between heritage and social capital is proposed, which may be useful to different level public authorities and organizations and also helpful to practitioners in the field of heritage management, with respect to social implications of heritage projects and activities conducted by them.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Cultural heritage in building and enhancing social capital

Murzyn‐Kupisz

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2013

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

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“…In the current climate of science and research, the concept of sustainability is broad enough for the definition of strategies in the prototype to include the greatest number of disciplines possible, stretching from technology to heritage via landscape, territory and city, without forgetting health, comfort, security and psychological stability [14]. This led the University of Seville's governing body to call on all faculty and school heads and deans to form a completely interdisciplinary team.…”

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Student Competitions as a Learning Method with a Sustainable Focus in Higher Education: The University of Seville “Aura Projects” in the “Solar Decathlon 2019”

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In recent times, teaching in higher education has undergone a significant transformation. Current advances and innovative proposals in educational science research are centred around a transdisciplinary approach, the so-called integrated curriculum and the incorporation of the transversal concept of sustainability. In summary, the so-called learning processes through problem-solving. The Solar Decathlon Competition is the most prestigious international university student competition for sustainable habitat. The aim of this article is to show how the Aura Strategy, developed by the University of Seville Solar Decathlon Team to participate in the Solar Decathlon 2019 Latin America and Europe competitions, is aligned with the aforementioned proposals. Among the results, the generation of a transforming teaching network of the departmental structures in the University of Seville is to be highlighted. These transformations in teaching lead students to new, broader and more holistic approaches to study, as well as new capabilities and skills. The question of interdisciplinarity requires new tools and research lines to achieve successful implementation in higher education, and the participation in the Solar Decathlon Competition is one of them.

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“…This definition implies an intergenerational duty for present generations to sustain and transmit the planet and its resources to future generations. Accordingly, sustainable development is often visualized as a stool, or pediment, comprising of three (and more recently four) main dimensions including environment, economy, society and culture (Hawkes 2001;Pereira Roders and Van Oers, 2011. The World Commission on Culture and Development defined culture as 'ways of living together' and argued that this made culture a core element of sustainable development (UNESCO 1996).…”

Section: Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development: A Criticamentioning

confidence: 99%