Cultural research management in Africa
Challenges, Dangers and Opportunities
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 6042301 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Noemie Arazi (0000-0003-3570-0093, Université Libre de Bruxelles, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2009 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 95-106 |
| Data de publicação | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Azania Archaeological Research in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0067-270X • E-ISSN: 1945-5534 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00671990902808179 |
| OpenAlex | W2008257070 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 14 |
| Referências citadas | 7 |
Much of Africa's archaeological heritage is under threat, partly as a result of modernisation and development. The current boom in infrastructural projects is causing an acceleration of irreversible destruction. This paper focuses on appropriate measures and action to minimise damage or loss through archaeological impact assessments (AIAs), subcomponents of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It is argued that both AIAs and EIAs must be better integrated into national heritage legislations and operational policy guidelines by international donor agencies. However, to achieve this will take concerted efforts by the archaeological community to convince government officials, as well as multilateral development banks, of the socioeconomic benefits of cultural resources. Nevertheless, the process of commercialising the archaeological discipline may not come without challenges and risks. Issues of oversight, quality of work, and ethics, particularly regarding impacted communities, will have to be tackled to guarantee best practice and proper integration into the academic establishment. Closer collaboration with communities will be fundamental to raising archaeology's public profile in Africa, turning it into a more relevant discipline for sustainable development. Le patrimoine archéologique africain est menacé, notamment par le développement. L'explosion actuelle de projets d'infrastructure entraîne une accélération de cette destruction irréversible. Le présent article est consacré aux mesures et actions qui permettent de minimiser les dégâts par le biais d'études d'impact archéologiques, une composante des études d'impact environnementale. L'auteur soutient que ces études d'impacte doivent être intégrées dans des lois pour la protection des patrimoines culturels, ainsi que dans les directives des agences donatrices internationales. Néanmoins, des efforts concertés de la communauté archéologique seront nécessaires pour convaincre les autorités gouvernementales et les institutions de financement du développement des avantages socioéconomiques des ressources culturelles. Le processus consistant à commercialiser la discipline archéologique n'est, par ailleurs, pas sans défis, ni risques. Des questions sur la surveillance, la qualité du travail et l’éthique, particulièrement concernant les communautés concernées par les travaux, vont devoir être abordées pour garantir une bonne pratique et l'intégration dans la communauté académique. Une collaboration étroite avec les communautés concernées par les travaux sera fondamentale pour élever le profile publique de l'archéologie en Afrique et pour le transformer en une discipline plus pertinente pour le développement durable. Keywords: construction projectscultural resource managementheritage lawsoperational policiesenvironmental and archaeological impact assessmentssustainable development Acknowledgements I should like to thank Pierre de Maret, Kevin MacDonald and Alexandre Livingstone Smith for their invaluable comments. I am also appreciative of the instructive discussions I had on the issue of CRM archaeology with Klena Sanogo (Institut de Sciences Humaines, Mali), Hamady Bocoum (Direction du Patrimoine Culturel, Senegal), Ibrahima Thiaw (Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire) and Daouda Keita (Université de Bamako, Mali). Notes 1. Individuals interested to join or participate should contact the author directly in her role as the coordinator of this new initiative
Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Environmental planning · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Modernization theory · Political science · Community Development and Social Impact · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Law · Mining and Resource Management
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| Obras citantes distintas | 14 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,93 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2011 - 2021 (11) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 13 |