Developing Cultural Heritage Plan in Response to Future Challenges: Case of Lamu-Town World Heritage Site, Kenya

Mohamed, Maryam and Abdel-Salam, Hassan and Bakr, Ali (2021) Developing Cultural Heritage Plan in Response to Future Challenges: Case of Lamu-Town World Heritage Site, Kenya. CITIES 20.50 – Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, 26th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 261-270. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Spatial justice is a term that advocates for the equal distribution of resources and privileges that are not easily accessible by the commoners due to various reasons such as financial constraints, poor education among others (UN-Habitat, 2018). Choosing Lamu Town as a case study, one of the best preserved Swahili settlement would best bring out how spatial justice would play a significant role in the preservation of cultural heritage. The term commoners in this research refers to the indigenous people. With the promising future of Lamu since its initiation of Lamu Port – South Sudan – Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) among many other development projects that are neighboring the town, the threat to the heritage site due to uncontrolled developments expedites. The role of urban planning in spatial justice applying in Lamu Town would be to provide a sense of acceptability, support, compliance and suitability for the commoners in Lamu. Putting in mind the boundaries of sustainability in cultural preservation for future generation. The research employed qualitative study methods, such as; conducting primary dataset that includes online survey questionnaires with 40 participants and 10 physical survey questionnaires, interviews with 5 local experts, photo observation and on desk survey. According to the data collected so far, there is a larger concern for the declination of cultural heritage due to urban developments. Secondly, all aspects such as land, housing, water, electricity and waste system are inadequate for the rapid growth of population.To conclude, the contribution of this research is to highlight on the importance of spatial justice and its role in safeguarding cultural heritage that not only plays a significant role in economy but as well as protecting a far greater value which is identity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cultural heritage, spatial justice, urban planning, sustainability
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GR Folklore G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Depositing User:	REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 11:58
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2021 17:09
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/754

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