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oapen-20.500.12657-320712023-04-04T10:04:26Z Conservation of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Kenya Deisser, Anne-Marie Njuguna, Mugwima african history humanities Cultural heritage Kenya Kikuyu people Mau Mau Uprising Nairobi bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History::HBJ Regional & national history::HBJH African history In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. This book brings together essays by heritage experts from different backgrounds, including conservation, heritage management, museum studies, archaeology, environment and social sciences, architecture and landscape, geography, philosophy and economics to explore three key themes: the underlying ethics, practices and legal issues of heritage conservation; the exploration of architectural and urban heritage of Nairobi; and the natural heritage, landscapes and sacred sites in relation to local Kenyan communities and tourism. It thus provides an overview of conservation practices in Kenya from 2000 to 2015 and highlights the role of natural and cultural heritage as a key factor of social-economic development, and as a potential instrument for conflict resolution. 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2019-01-11 13:45:08 2020-04-01T13:57:37Z 2020-04-01T13:57:37Z 2016 book 617922 OCN: 1006302403 9781910634820 9781910634837 9781910634851 9781910634868 9781911307327 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32071 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 617922.pdf https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-press/browse-books/conservation-of-natural-and-cultural-heritage-in-kenya UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781910634844 10.14324/111.9781910634844 df73bf94-b818-494c-a8dd-6775b0573bc2 9781910634820 9781910634837 9781910634851 9781910634868 9781911307327 272 open access
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In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. This book brings together essays by heritage experts from different backgrounds, including conservation, heritage management, museum studies, archaeology, environment and social sciences, architecture and landscape, geography, philosophy and economics to explore three key themes: the underlying ethics, practices and legal issues of heritage conservation; the exploration of architectural and urban heritage of Nairobi; and the natural heritage, landscapes and sacred sites in relation to local Kenyan communities and tourism. It thus provides an overview of conservation practices in Kenya from 2000 to 2015 and highlights the role of natural and cultural heritage as a key factor of social-economic development, and as a potential instrument for conflict resolution.
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