Embracing change

How Cultural Resilience Is Increased Through Cultural Heritage

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3919463
AutoresC Holtorf (0000-0002-0557-9651, UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures, Department of Cultural Sciences, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume50
Fascículo4
Páginas639-650
Data de publicação2018-08-08
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.2018.1510340
OpenAlexW2889637299
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas105
Referências citadas24

The notions of risk and resilience are increasingly relevant to cultural heritage. Archaeological sites and monuments in particular are widely perceived to be vulnerable and subjected to growing risks of deliberate destruction, e.g. in the context of armed conflicts. At the same time, it has become a familiar claim that cultural heritage needs to be conserved as an important resource for fostering cultural resilience, reducing disaster risk, and supporting peace and reconciliation in the future. In this paper, the author takes issue with that latter view and suggests instead that cultural resilience, risk preparedness, post-disaster recovery and mutual understanding between people will be best enhanced by an increased ability to accept loss and transformation. The evident changes of heritage over time can inspire people to embrace uncertainty and absorb adversity in times of change, thus increasing their cultural resilience

Preparedness · Resilience · Archaeological Research and Protection · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation