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Cultural Heritage and Development in Fragile Contexts

Learning from the Interventions of International Cooperation in Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries

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Editors:
  1. Mirella Loda

    1. SAGAS - Storia Archeologia Geografia Arte e Spettacolo, University of Florence, FIRENZE, Italy

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  2. Paola Abenante

    1. AICS, Office III Economic Opportunities and Development, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Rome, Italy

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  • Explores safeguarding Cultural Heritage for socio-economic growth
  • Merges Cultural Heritage theory with empirical case studies
  • Examines Bamiyan as a case study for fragile contexts, using primary data
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Part of the book series: Research for Development (REDE)

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This open access book discusses cooperation strategies for safeguarding cultural heritage in nations facing diverse forms of fragility. Through case studies and a critical analysis, it explores preserving cultural heritage to spur regional socioeconomic development and community empowerment, focusing on the Middle East and Pakistan, with an in-depht exploration of the World Heritage site of Bamiyan, Afghanistan. The first section offers an overview of cultural heritage protection efforts since UNESCO designated Bamiyan Valley as a World Heritage Site in 2003, reflecting on challenges and successes before Taliban rule. The second section turns to the present situation, analysing the inerplay between heritage preservation, community involvement and policies addressing urban and demographic growth. The third section provides a review of relevant examples of cultural heritage preservation in the Middle East and Pakistan by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, UNESCO, and international NGOs. It highlights the relationship between heritage protection, sustainable development and the mitigation of social and economic fragilities. In the concluding section, the book synthesizes research findings and operational approaches, providing a nuanced understanding of the cultural heritage, development, and fragility in the Middle East. Concluding, in the fourth section, the book offers a comprehensive report on main methodological findings, also conferrable to other contexts both in terms of future research and operational activities.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • SAGAS - Storia Archeologia Geografia Arte e Spettacolo, University of Florence, FIRENZE, Italy

    Mirella Loda

  • AICS, Office III Economic Opportunities and Development, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Rome, Italy

    Paola Abenante

About the editors

Mirella Lorella Loda is responsible for the LaGeS-Laboratory for Social Geography at Florence University (www.lages.eu). She is founder director of the Master degree in Geography, Spatial Management, Heritage for International Cooperation at Florence University. She is also member of the UNESCO Expert Working Group for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage Property. She is responsible of an ongoing cooperation project for upgrading the urban quality of informal settlements in Bmiyan.

Paola Abenante works as technical expert on culture and development at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Office III Economic Opportunities and Development (Cultura e sviluppo - AICS). Ph.D., in Cultural Anthropology, she has conducted research on the topics of cultural policies, migration, religions and gender in the Middle East, and is now subject expert and teaching assistant in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cultural Heritage and Development in Fragile Contexts

  • Book Subtitle: Learning from the Interventions of International Cooperation in Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries

  • Editors: Mirella Loda, Paola Abenante

  • Series Title: Research for Development

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54816-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54815-4Published: 24 August 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-54818-5Due: 07 September 2025

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-54816-1Published: 23 August 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2198-7300

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-7319

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 98 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Geography, general

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