ASSESSING STAKEHOLDERS ’ VALUES AND INTERESTS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK MATILO AND CASTELLUM HOGE WOERD , THE NETHERLANDS
Eline B . J . Amsing Leiden University
| “ Linguistic Landscape Studies ” and Archaeology |
ASSESSING STAKEHOLDERS ’ VALUES AND INTERESTS FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK MATILO AND CASTELLUM HOGE WOERD , THE NETHERLANDS
Abstract
Eline B . J . Amsing Leiden University
preservation . In the heritage sector , values assessments have gained attention in academic research on international level . However , a better understanding of the values attributed to archaeological heritage by different groups of stakeholders is needed to better respond to the various perspectives on heritage values in heritage preservation and public archaeology projects . More knowledge about stakeholders ’ values and interest will also contribute to effective stakeholder engagement practices . This study contributes to this by means of a values assessment and stakeholder analysis of two case study projects , Archaeological Park Matilo in Leiden and Castellum Hoge Woerd in Utrecht .
Keywords Heritage Values , Stakeholder Engagement , Archaeological Site Park , Roman Castellum , Heritage Preservation
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Introduction “ One should wonder what identity really is ”, a frustrated farmer living next to the archaeological site of the Hoge Woerd said . “ Well , here identity is imposed on you . (…) The Romans are declared sacred and everything has to make way for it ”. To this farmer , this particular site has a social value , as it is his home territory . He feels attached to the place because his grandfather started a fruit orchard at this location over a hundred years ago . He also values the location for economic reasons , because it is in his interest to maintain a prosperous business . Archaeologists , on the other hand , value
it conveys a relation to the past and provides data for research . How can these diverging values and
Heritage is a dynamic concept ( Frijhoff 2007 ) and the values attributed to heritage differ from person
political ambitions , social ideals , and economic strategies ( e . g . Avrami et al . 2000 ; Duineveld and
how people deal with heritage ; values strongly shape the decisions that are made in spatial development , policy directions , and heritage preservation . Valuesbased management considers the creation of a dialogue with other stakeholders in cultural and spatial transformations as important , as well as the assessment of all the values attributed to heritage by different stakeholders with an interest in heritage preservation projects ( e . g . Jerome 2014 ; Kolen 2008 ; Mason 2002 ; Myers et al . 2010 ). ideas be united in heritage preservation projects ?
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