Amphawa: Saving its Spirits of Place

Silapacharanan, Siriwan (2008) Amphawa: Saving its Spirits of Place. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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The objective of this research work is to analyse the cultural heritage of Amphawa and its impact on saving the spirit of place. Amphawa is a rich cultural heritage community stretching along Amphawa canal with its reputation as the “Venice of the East” in this region. This wooden village was in the status of degradation due to the economic downturn, caused by the utilization of automobiles since 1980. After the restoration in 2004 involving 18 wooden buildings and a landscape project of the Thai Cultural Environment Project, giving an essential impact in physical, socio-economic and cultural aspects due to cultural tourism. As a result, more and more tourists come to visit Amphawa since it is famous for its heritage environment. This paper presents how the conservation of tangible heritage gave an essential impact to the transmission of intangible heritage in Amphawa. Keywords: Spirit of place, tangible heritage, intangible heritage, Amphawa

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Silapacharanan, Siriwan siriwan.s@chula.ac.th
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés libres:	Spirit of place; tangible heritage; intangible heritage; historic village; wooden architecture; conservation project; temples; historic houses; canal; waterway
Sujets:	E.CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 09. Aspects économiques et sociaux de la conservation O.PATRIMOINE IMMATERIEL > 01. Généralités H.TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 12. Villes et villages historiques
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Amphawa, Samut Songkhram province, Thailand
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2008, 16th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	09 septembre 2010 08:08
Dernière modification:	22 mars 2023 17:39
Références:	Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA). 2005. Cultural Heritage Atlas of Amphawa Community, Samut-Songkhram Province, Bangkok (in Thai). ICOMOS. 2008. The Spirit of Place between The Intangible and the Tangible. Available from http://quebec2008.icomos.org; accessed 19 April 2008. Municipality of Tambon Amphawa. 2006. Cultural Heritage of Amphawa Municipality, Samut Songkhram Province (in Thai). Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning 2005, Cultural Environment Conservation system, Bangkok (in Thai). Silapacharanan, Siriwan. 2006. Amphawa: Balance between Cultural Conservation and Development. In Research Conference Proceeding on Asian Approaches to conservation: 221-226. UNESCO. 2004. Tangible Heritage. Available from http://unesco.org; accessed 9 June 2008. UNESCO. 2005. Intangible Heritage. Available from http://www.unesco.org; accessed 9 June 2008.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/79

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