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Title:Strategy for Cultural Heritage Management (CHM) in Africa: A Case Study
Author:Mabulla, Audax Z.P.ISNI
Year:2000
Periodical:African Archaeological Review
Volume:17
Issue:4
Period:December
Pages:211-233
Language:English
Geographic term:Tanzania
Subjects:financing
tourism
cultural heritage
Anthropology and Archaeology
History and Exploration
External link:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006728309962
Abstract:Scholars have identified a number of obstacles to the protection and management of Africa's past. In this paper, the author focuses on the most notorious problem - the lack of funding. Taking Tanzania as a case study, he explores ways that Africa can generate revenue and public support for cultural heritage management (CHM). An effective means of accomplishing this goal is to make the products of the past attractive and accessible for cultural tourism. Tanzania is a 'dreamland' in being well endowed in natural and cultural assets. As examples of this heritage, the author describes Olduvai Gorge, Laetoli, Isimila, Lake Natron and Engaruka Basin, Serengeti National Park, Eyasi Basin, Central Tanzania, and the Tanzania coast. Next, he discusses strategies for the development of cultural tourism in Tanzania, including planning and management, infrastructure, enhancement of cultural attractions, the forming of partnerships with local communities, marketing and promotion, the development of 'model villages', and the training of cultural tourist guides. The income that is generated by cultural tourism should be used to preserve, conserve, and manage the resources and to sponsor protection and recovery research projects. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French.
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