Society and heritage: public policies
Abstract
The XXI century’s society contemplates new challenges which demand that cultural heritage plays the role inherent to its nature as cultural resource and economical engine. The first function is related to the creation of social identities, symbolic values, to the service to education and science, to the encouragement of public awareness or to sensitive values and enjoyment; On the other hand, as an economic capital, heritage is related to the insertion in the production system, including income generation and even employment and, particularly, related to the inclusion on local fabric through its participation in regional development. Both conditions indicate that cultural heritage has a predominant role in the transformation of society. To assure that these social demands are channelled properly and to promote the relationship between heritage and society is a tutelary goal and, therefore, is an issue that shall occupy a significant space in cultural administration’s management tasks. The Third General Plan of Cultural Assets reflects on these challenges by creating a work strategy with priority lines of action aimed at achieving the proposed objectives.Keywords
cultural heritage, public policies, General Plan of Cultural Assets, social action, AndalusiaPublished
2012-12-01
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