Cultural Heritage and Development : A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious, of huge importance for each country and for humankind at large. The region is home to 48 sites already inscribed o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS ROAD ACCESS TO CULTURE ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION ANCIENT TRADITIONS ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS ARCHAEOLOGICAL REMAINS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ARCHAEOLOGISTS ARCHES ARCHITECTURAL WORKS ARCHITECTURE ART ARTISANAL PRODUCTS ARTISANS ARTISTS ARTS AWARENESS RAISING BASILICA BELIEFS BONDS BOOKSELLERS BRIDGE BRONZE BUILT HERITAGE BUSINESSMEN CAPACITY BUILDING CHURCH CHURCHES CITIES CIVIL SOCIETIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVILIZATION COLLAPSE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OLD TOWN PAINTING PALACES PENALTIES PERFORMANCES PHILOSOPHY PLURALISM POPULAR CULTURE POSITIVE EFFECTS POTTERY PRESERVATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC GOOD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES RESTORATION ROBBERY SCHOOLS SCULPTURE SEISMIC EVENTS SHRINES SILVER SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INCLUSION SOUVENIR SHOPS SPORTS STONE CARVINGS STORYTELLING STREETS TEMPLE TEMPLES THEATER THEFT TOURISM TRADITIONAL ARTS TRADITIONAL CRAFTS TRADITIONAL HOUSES TRADITIONAL MUSIC TRADITIONS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL VALUE URBAN DEVELOPMENT VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEALTH WOODEN OBJECTS WORKS OF ART WORLD HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE WORLD HERITAGE LIST WORLD HERITAGE SITE WORLD HERITAGE SITES COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK CONSERVATION CONSERVATION PROJECTS CONSERVATION WORK CONSOLIDATION CONTINGENT VALUATION CRAFTS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES CULTURAL ASSETS CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL DIVERSITY CULTURAL ENTERPRISES CULTURAL EXPENDITURES CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION CULTURAL HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES CULTURAL HERITAGE PROJECTS CULTURAL IDENTITIES CULTURAL IDENTITY CULTURAL INDUSTRIES CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS CULTURAL ISSUES CULTURAL LANDSCAPE CULTURAL MODELS CULTURAL PLURALISM CULTURAL POLICY CULTURAL PRESERVATION CULTURAL PROPERTY CULTURAL SECTOR CULTURAL SERVICES CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE CULTURAL SITE CULTURAL TOURISM CULTURAL TRADITIONS CULTURAL VALUE CULTURE IN DEVELOPMENT CULTURES CUSTOMS DAMAGES DANCE DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSITY DOCUMENTATION DONOR AGENCIES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN ECONOMIC REFORM ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC RESOURCES ECONOMIC VALUE EMERGENCY REHABILITATION EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EXHIBITIONS EXPORTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOLK ARTS FOLKLORE FORTS FRESCOES GDP GEOGRAPHY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HANDICRAFT ITEMS HANDICRAFTS HERITAGE ART HERITAGE ASSETS HERITAGE INVENTORIES HERITAGE PROJECT HERITAGE PROTECTION HISTORIC BUILDINGS HISTORIC CITIES HISTORIC CITY HISTORIC MONUMENTS HISTORICAL SITES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDUSTRIALIZATION INITIATIVE INSCRIPTIONS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE INTEGRATING CULTURE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS JEWELRY LABOR MARKETS LANDSCAPES LAWS LEARNING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LIBRARIES LITERATURE LIVING CULTURE LIVING STANDARDS LOOTING MANUSCRIPTS MASONRY MASTER PLANNING MEDIEVAL HISTORY MEMORY MIGRATION MINISTER MINISTRIES OF CULTURE MINISTRIES OF TOURISM MONUMENTS MOSAICS MOSQUE MOSQUES MOVABLE ANTIQUITIES MULTICULTURALISM MUSEUM MUSEUMS MUSIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NATIONAL ECONOMIES NATIONAL MUSEUM NATURAL HERITAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/01/11054847/cultural-heritage-development-framework-action-middle-east-north-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13908

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Summary:	The countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are blessed with an extraordinary cultural patrimony, secular and religious, of huge importance for each country and for humankind at large. The region is home to 48 sites already inscribed on the world heritage list maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and has an enormous nonmaterial heritage as well. The Middle East is also the cradle of the world's major monotheistic religions. This cultural patrimony is a cornerstone of many people's existence and nourishes their daily lives. It must continue to flourish. This report analyzes the cultural heritage sector in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, and the World Bank's policy and operational experiences in this sector over the past six years, 1996-2001. It has three objectives: 1) to explore the characteristics, capacities, needs, and constraints of the region's cultural sector and their relevance to overall country development; 2) to take stock, describe, and analyze the World Bank's past and current support for preservation and management of the region's cultural heritage; and 3) to extract the lessons of experience and define the strategy framework for future Bank assistance for preserving and managing the MENA region's patrimony.

Cultural Heritage and Development : A Framework for Action in the Middle East and North Africa

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