Hofileña: People participation in heritage promotion
IN OUR continuing series on heritage, we have highlighted the values of heritage/legacies with our concern to contribute more useful information for people such as for teachers and students, various researchers, and other professionals involved with different aspects of history, culture and the arts. In the process of sharing the basic role of heritage in socio-cultural activities, we have emphasized the participation of the citizenry in this important concern. We have also noted that heritage is an integral part of local, national, and global development which have given valuable identity to people through the generations. Considering these basic aspects of heritage which have been related as historical, aesthetic, social, and spiritual, we have seen the values of heritage as important concerns for all human beings.
We have also noted the significance of heritage and we have likewise highlighted the crucial aspects of heritage identifications, appreciation, utilization, and development. According to our various references, it is especially notable that heritage development stresses the active participation of people to support sustainability and community participation. This will enrich the participation of legacies and other relevant aspects such as significant social cohesion, sustainability, and a shared vision of heritage as essential to the wellbeing of the people.
Consequently, activities useful here involve community organizing, history seminars, team building, and related activities. Heritage protection is also essential here and can be promoted through various guidelines as well as civil society participation in conservation concerns, policies, and practices for adoption by the community and other social groups. Heritage protection is also relevant here as based on the significance and policies as well as guides for communities in the related utilization and protection of historic legacies.
Appropriate utilization of legacies also involves the development and services for the improvement of the social quality of life. This is essential because it provides related values such as educational or economic and promotes further intellectual and spiritual enrichment. On more practical levels, heritage utilization is a comprehensive concern of the people and promotes educational and cultural benefits, especially on historic sites, special festivals, and other socio-economic activities.
Furthermore, heritage utilization also promotes valuable human resources, including educational activities, museums, culinary arts, architectural structures, and related resources. Also essential in heritage concerns is the development framework which integrates the whole process that includes heritage awareness, appreciation, and protection, and heritage utilizations. For professionals, the basic phases of heritage framework include cultural mapping, various research studies, identification of historic resources and finally generating community participation. For our succeeding issues, we will endeavor to discuss the related aspects of heritage and legacies in various existing sites and structures in our province and county. Related suggestions from readers will be most welcome.