Grass-Roots Initiatives and Bottom-Up Musealisation Mechanisms in Urban Space

The Case of Heraklion Crete

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13126441
AutoresΚωνσταντίνα Νικολοπούλου (0000-0002-6796-5689, University of the Aegean, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen2
Número3
Páginas1912-1926
Fecha de publicación2019-07-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHeritage (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2571-9408 • E-ISSN: 2571-9408
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/heritage2030116
OpenAlexW2956799532
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas18

Heraklion is gradually transforming into the newest tourist destination in Crete, which is one of the most popular island destinations in Greece. The regional statutory and local tourist bodies aim to develop Heraklion as a destination per se, overcoming the “gateway to the rest of the island” identity that the city currently holds. At the same time, grass-roots initiatives are active in the city context, defending public space and urban cultural heritage, in idiosyncratic, bottom-up ways. This paper investigates the role undertaken by three such initiatives, currently active in Heraklion, to better comprehend their possible impact on the urban landscape and cultural heritage, within this gradually developing tourist landscape. The structure, aims and vision of the initiatives were documented through semi-structured interviews. Their actions, despite being diverse, are compared to the wider activity of similar initiatives in Greece, especially against neoliberal politics, culminating in defending public space, activating bottom-up musealisation mechanisms and participating in urban design in their own ways

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Architectural engineering · Context (archaeology · Cultural heritage · Destinations · Economic geography · Environmental planning · Geography · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Public space · Regional science · Statutory law · Tourism · Urban landscape · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Engineering · Law · Religious Tourism and Spaces