Cultural heritage, the environment and climate change
Cultural damage from environmental deterioration in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3043341 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luisa Guerra-Carrera (Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar), Tania Jiménez-Castilla (Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar), Tania Jiménez (0000-0002-9172-9096, Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, corresponding author), Michael Segrera-Castilla (Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-293 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504630.2025.2453160 |
| OpenAlex | W4406623841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
The manuscript analyzes the damage to tangible and intangible cultural assets due to climate change and the deterioration of practices and traditions derived from the ancestral knowledge of local communities about their territory. These assets are threatened by several factors, such as an increase in sea level and in the frequency and severity of droughts.This study, conducted using a qualitative and ethno-methodological approach, analyzes the case of San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia, declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. According to the Ministry of Culture, the territory of San Basilio de Palenque is synonymous with freedom, as anyone who became part of it was automatically free. This territory was originally populated by Maroons or African slaves who escaped from the slavery regime during the colonial period. Today, it is the only one that preserves its ancestral traditions and identity. The results show how environmental deterioration resulting from activities carried out by the community itself, together with intense periods of drought and other adverse effects of climate change, compromise the enjoyment of the cultural life of the palenqueros, put at risk the worldview that the inhabitants associate with the Melchor stream, and restricts the exercise of the freedoms of the community and its capabilities to obtain basic economic means that guarantee their well-being
Archaeology · Climate change · Cultural heritage · Environmental change · Environmental ethics · Environmental resource management · Ethnology · Geography · Sociology · Anthropology · Building materials and conservation · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Environmental Science · Philosophy · Ecology
World Heritage Patinas
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |