Robben Island - Developing an integrated environmental and heritage management system

Pastor Makhurane, Juanita (2003) Robben Island - Developing an integrated environmental and heritage management system. In: 14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’, 27 – 31 oct 2003, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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In 1996 Robben Island Prison was handed over by the Department of Correctional Services to the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology to be developed as a museum, national monument and World Heritage Site. In January 1997, Robben Island opened its doors to the public as a tourist destination. In 1999, Robben Island was declared South Africa’s first World Heritage Site. Since 1997, the Robben Island Museum has been developing an integrated environmental management plan and system, in line with new South African environmental and heritage legislation, which sets out to manage development on the Island with a conservation approach. This paper describes the process adopted by Robben Island to ensure that it is managed to World Heritage standards, and that specifically looks at the approach that integrates the natural, environmental and cultural resources on the Island. In identifying the rich cultural heritage of the Island and its political significance as a place where the “human spirit triumphed over adversity”, the conservation and interpretative strategies that have been developed have focused on intangible heritage, which is encompassed in memory and oral tradition and therefore contributes to the development of a site of living memory.

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Pastor Makhurane, Juanita NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés libres:	World Heritage Site; historic site; conservation; management plan; pilgrimage; interpretation; intangible heritage
Sujets:	M.CONVENTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL > 03. Liste du Patrimoine Mondial O.PATRIMOINE IMMATERIEL > 01. Généralités E.CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 07. Gestion L.PRESENTATION ET TRANSMISSION DU PATRIMOINE > 02. Interprétation E.CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 05. Sites M.CONVENTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL > 07. Plan de gestion
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Robben Island, South Africa
Numéro WHC:	916
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2003, 14th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	16 décembre 2010 09:25
Dernière modification:	13 janvier 2011 19:16
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/510

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