Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws
This study examines the efforts of heritage conservation on Bali Island specifically in heritage sites. The Global Sustainable Guidelines published by UNESCO were used as areas of assessment as well as the benchmarks for results analysis. A total of four areas of conservation components introduced...
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| description | This study examines the efforts of heritage conservation on Bali Island specifically in heritage sites.
The Global Sustainable Guidelines published by UNESCO were used as areas of assessment as well as the benchmarks for results analysis. A total of four areas of conservation components introduced by UNESCO - Hoi An Protocols: 1) Identification and Documentation, 2) Safeguarding Tangible Aspects, 3) Safeguarding Intangible Aspects and 4) Heritage and the Community were examined. This study applied three research techniques: (1) Secondary Data Analysis, 2) In-depth Interviews, and (3) Site observation in collecting data pertaining to laws, policies, strategies, guidelines, perceptions, and tangible evidences of conservation efforts in Bali. A total of
twelve reports pertaining to heritage governance in Bali, five local tourism experts, and five heritage sites were
sampled for analysis, interview, observation and evaluation. Thematic analysis was conducted to examine the
performance of each heritage conservation area followed by benchmarking analysis to conclude on the level
of compliance against the standards suggested by UNESCO. Findings suggested that the conservation efforts
vary according to areas, with standardisation of laws and enforcement basically non-existent. Hence, the results
indicate a concerning gap in law enforcement and execution of heritage conservation on Bali Island. Interestingly,
the local community do not show much concern over heritage deterioration. They place great confidence over
unwritten laws which are passed down from generation to generation concerning ways of conserving both tangible
and intangible heritage. This study has contributed to the understanding of heritage sites conservation on Bali
Island. Moreover, this study provides practical and realistic implications that could improve the governance of site heritage conservation on Bali Island |
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| spelling | sunway-10132020-01-21T01:13:11Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1013/ Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws Chong, Daniel Ka Leong * Lai, Mun Loon * DS Asia G Geography (General) This study examines the efforts of heritage conservation on Bali Island specifically in heritage sites. The Global Sustainable Guidelines published by UNESCO were used as areas of assessment as well as the benchmarks for results analysis. A total of four areas of conservation components introduced by UNESCO - Hoi An Protocols: 1) Identification and Documentation, 2) Safeguarding Tangible Aspects, 3) Safeguarding Intangible Aspects and 4) Heritage and the Community were examined. This study applied three research techniques: (1) Secondary Data Analysis, 2) In-depth Interviews, and (3) Site observation in collecting data pertaining to laws, policies, strategies, guidelines, perceptions, and tangible evidences of conservation efforts in Bali. A total of twelve reports pertaining to heritage governance in Bali, five local tourism experts, and five heritage sites were sampled for analysis, interview, observation and evaluation. Thematic analysis was conducted to examine the performance of each heritage conservation area followed by benchmarking analysis to conclude on the level of compliance against the standards suggested by UNESCO. Findings suggested that the conservation efforts vary according to areas, with standardisation of laws and enforcement basically non-existent. Hence, the results indicate a concerning gap in law enforcement and execution of heritage conservation on Bali Island. Interestingly, the local community do not show much concern over heritage deterioration. They place great confidence over unwritten laws which are passed down from generation to generation concerning ways of conserving both tangible and intangible heritage. This study has contributed to the understanding of heritage sites conservation on Bali Island. Moreover, this study provides practical and realistic implications that could improve the governance of site heritage conservation on Bali Island Tourism Educatiors Association of Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_4 http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1013/1/Daniel%20Chong%20Conserving%20Bali_The%20Unwritten%20Laws%20%282%29.pdf Chong, Daniel Ka Leong * and Lai, Mun Loon * (2018) Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws. TEAM: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 15 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1823-4003 https://teamjournalht.wordpress.com/ |
| spellingShingle | DS Asia G Geography (General) Chong, Daniel Ka Leong * Lai, Mun Loon * Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title | Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title_full | Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title_fullStr | Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title_short | Conserving Bali’s heritage sites: The power of unwritten laws |
| title_sort | conserving bali’s heritage sites: the power of unwritten laws |
| topic | DS Asia G Geography (General) |
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