Cultural heritage and development : A framework for action in the middle east and north Africa
Cultural heritage and development : A framework for action in the middle east and north Africa
The Middle East and North Africa countries are home to an extraordinary cultural heritage, secular and religious, of critical importance not only for each country but for the entire world. This strategy research and framework for action study explores the key challenges confronted by MEAN countries in integrating patrimony management within their mainstream development policies and programs, in deriving higher benefits from the economic and educational potential of the cultural heritage, and in safeguarding the patrimony against accelerated deterioration and loss. This volume also describes and analyzes the experience of the World Bank's MEAN Region in supporting patrimony preservation and maps out its strategy and options for future activities in this domain. To policy makers and practitioners in the cultural heritage domain, this strategy framework offers operational suggestions for addressing some of the complex institutional, cultural, economic or financial problems of integrating patrimony management within development frameworks. The approaches and recommendations described in this volume are a stimulus for broader discussions of the cultural issues in development, and ultimately for continually enhanced protection and enjoyment of humanity's cultural heritage assets by present and future generations.
CITATION: . Cultural heritage and development : A framework for action in the middle east and north Africa . Washington, D.C. : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)|The world Bank , 2001. - Available at: https://library.au.int/cultural-heritage-and-development-framework-action-middle-east-and-north-africa-4