Keywords
sustainable cultural development
cultural significance
heritage management
citizen participation
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Abstract
The article emerged from the need to document and report problems, threats and risks of urban heritage of the city of Guatemala through the case study of Cerrito del Carmen and the imminent construction of a place for extreme games in this place. To understand and assess the impact this project would cause, a site survey was done through the use of the methodological guide for the analysis of historical urban fabrics I elaborated as thesis for the masters (2012). We took as the basis the lines of research and diagnostics using methodological tools such as surveys, interviews, valuation cards, The Vester’s matrix and Logical Framework. As a result it was possible to identify the cultural
values of the site, its cultural significance, the main problems, threats and risks; in addition it was found that there is appropriation of residents and visitors to the Cerrito del Carmen. This article, in addition to demonstrating the problem through a case study which is not finished yet, emphasizes the importance of citizen participation in processes involving heritage as an essential part of the life of residents and their neighborhood.
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