Cultural heritage and local development

Christian Barillet (1) , Thierry Joffroy (2) , Isabelle Longuet (1) , Moriset Sébastien (2) , Gandreau David (2) , Moles Olivier (2) , Ardesi Arianna , Bocoum Hamady , Dauge Yves , Assomo Lazare Eloundou , Mbassi Jean Pierre Elong , Godonou Alain , Morel Alain , Rakotomamonjy Bakonirina (2)

1 France-UNESCO
2 CRAterre - CRAterre

The present guide is a very important contribution in this necessary effort to upgrade the capacities of the African local authorities in the field of management of both tangible and intangible heritages. It is one of the results of the partnership established between UNESCO, the French Senate and the PDM, echoing the "African Towns and Heritage" initiative launched at the occasion of the 2003 Africities Summit organised in Yaoundé. It provides tools to the municipalities and African local authorities which will allow them to start investing in a promising development field. Our wish is that it will be appreciated by the national and local authorities in Africa and that it will serve to launch everywhere a large movement favouring heritage and its valorisation, leading to a better representation of Africa on the World Heritage List.

Mots clés: patrimoine culturel; développement local; Afrique

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Christian Barillet, Thierry Joffroy, Isabelle Longuet (Dir.). Cultural heritage and local development: A guide for African Local Governments. CRATerre, pp.112, 2006. ⟨hal-00973780⟩