Management Planning

Analysis of Getty's work in conservation management planning to identify and address needs in the field of heritage management

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Goal

The Conservation Institute has been involved in conservation management planning since the late 1980s. The Management Planning project sought to analyze the Conservation Institute's experiences in this area, identify prevailing needs in the field of heritage management, and develop potential ways in which the Institute could address existing gaps in the field.

Outcomes

  • A document analyzing the experience at Joya de Cerén, Conservation Management Planning: Putting Theory into Practice. The Case of Joya de Cerén, El Salvador, critically reflects on the limitations and challenges faced.
  • The 2008 conference panel "Archaeological Sites in the Maya Area: A Conservation Challenge," organized by the Asociación Tikal at the XXII Simposio de Investigaciones Arqueológicas in Guatemala City, focused on integrating archaeological research and conservation; the conservation of archaeological materials; and site management.

Background

The Conservation Institute has been involved in conservation management planning for the last two decades, as evidenced by the Institute's involvement in a series of activities—from courses in Paphos, to its Maya Initiative, to projects in Tunisia and Iraq.

Between 1999 and 2002, the Institute worked with the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y la Arte (Concultura) in El Salvador to implement a value-driven and participatory site management process for the Maya archaeological site of Joya de Cerén to address the complex natural and social conditions related to the site's conservation.

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Asociación Tikal, Guatemala

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