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"A shared voice?" assessing the realities of community involvement: Focus on the historic village of Anegundi, core zone, Hampi world heritage site, Karnataka, India

Brooks, C; (2007) "A shared voice?" assessing the realities of community involvement: Focus on the historic village of Anegundi, core zone, Hampi world heritage site, Karnataka, India. Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London). Green open access

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Abstract

The World Heritage Convention ascribes a site with World Heritage Status on the premise of 'outstanding universal value' and management planning which is recommended as having a participatory approach. Within this report concepts of heritage management planning, stakeholder engagement and the Indian heritage industry are discussed in the literature review which provides a framework for the case study of Hampi World Heritage Site, Karnataka, India. In 1999 Hampi UNESCO World Heritage Site was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger. The decisions surrounding this were led by an un-cohesive management plan which resulted in rapidly expanding infrastructure and unmanaged tourism and development within core areas and buffer zones of the site. In 2003 official establishment by special legislation of the Hampi World Heritage Management Authority (HWHMA) was made in order to create an Integrated Management Plan (IMP). As a result of efforts underway on the IMP, the site was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2006. Within this report the IMP is examined for strengths and weaknesses with regards to levels of community integration. The results are discussed within a critical analysis which questions the applicability of global doctrines within an Indian context. In conclusion, a summary of the results is followed by recommendations and possible guidelines for future community-based management planning at Hampi World Heritage Site, which take a long-term, rather than counteractive view. This body of work is intended to create a platform upon which expert led, and internationally governed guidelines can be assessed for their 'real world' applicability, and how the heritage industry as a whole can address the rapidly expanding field of responsible heritage management within a sustainability paradigm.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Title: "A shared voice?" assessing the realities of community involvement: Focus on the historic village of Anegundi, core zone, Hampi world heritage site, Karnataka, India
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Thesis digitised by ProQuest. Third party copyright material has been removed from the ethesis. Images identifying individuals have been redacted or partially redacted to protect their identity.
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1566808
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