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dc.contributor.author | Grima, Reuben | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-24T10:26:31Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-24T10:26:31Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Grima, R. (2021). Underground environments, worldviews, and sustainable stewardship. Sustainability, 13, 12837. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/102951 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This paper examines an aspect of a value-based approach to underground built heritage (UBH). A key tool for the manager of any built heritage today is the mapping of its manifold values for different audiences, to inform their management strategy. This paper first reviews an important paradigm shift that has occurred in the humanities and in cultural heritage management, leading to the recognition of the centrality of the world views and lived experience of the different members that make up communities. Drawing on a selection of examples from the literature, it then demonstrates how many UBH sites across a wide spectrum of cultures acquired cosmological and cultic value and significance in a way that is qualitatively different to most built heritage sites above ground. The spectrum of challenges that this poses to the UBH site manager is then outlined by reviewing literature on a selection of UBH examples, from prehistoric archaeological sites to living religious sites. Some key guiding principles are proposed for the management of these different scenarios. Culturally sensitive management that respects the existing value systems of local communities is indispensable wherever such communities are present. Decision-makers need to be keenly aware of these value systems and need to recognize, empower, and complement existing traditional systems of stewardship | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Intangible property | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cosmology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Geomythology | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cultural property | en_GB |
dc.title | Underground environments, worldviews, and sustainable stewardship | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/su132212837 | - |
dc.publication.title | Sustainability | en_GB |
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