International heritage regulations favor active participation over shared decision-making power
In short: A content analysis of international heritage declarations and policy documents found that while active participation is frequently promoted as a driver for sustainable development, there is a notable lack of frameworks that include decisive roles for local communities.
Researchers analyzed international conventions, guidelines, and policy documents to see how they promote public involvement in heritage management. They found that while 'active' participation is widely used to support sustainability, 'decisional' forms of participation are rare, suggesting that true power-sharing remains a challenge in global regulations. The study's findings are limited by the specific scope of the documents analyzed.
Why it matters: Global heritage policies promote involvement but struggle to implement true decision-making power for local communities.
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- Source: Research: Rosetti et al. (2022). Heritage and Sustainability: Regulating Participation. Sustainability. · cc-by
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