The Management Of Cultural World Heritage Sites and Development In Africa - History, nomination processes and representation on the World Heritage List

Ever since the signing of the World Heritage Convention 40 years ago and ratified by 33 African countries, to date, only 43 cultural heritage sites have been successfully proclaimed as World Heritage Sites in Africa. These include archaeological and historical sites, religious monuments and cultural landscapes. This book is a re-evaluation of the nomination and management of cultural World Heritage sites in Africa from the late 1970s when the Island of Gorée of Senegal and the Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia were first inscribed on the WHL until today. It considers whether a credible and well balanced WHL has been attained, especially in regards to the nomination of more sites in Africa. The book also examines the roles and contribution of various heritage organizations and African governments to the nomination and management of cultural World Heritage sites in Africa. Lastly, the volume also scrutinizes economic development, which may result from the nomination and successful management of cultural World Heritage sites in Africa.

Simon Makuvaza is currently reading for a PhD in Archaeological Heritage Management as an external student at Leiden University in Netherlands. He is also a Research Fellow in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Previously, he lectured in Archaeology and Heritage Management at the Catholic University of Malawi in Limbe. Earlier to that he had worked for the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe as a Curator of Archaeology from 1997 to 2010. His research interests are local indigenous communities and the management of cultural heritage sites, cultural heritage and development, conservation and the management of World Heritage Sites with an objective of finding sustainable solutions to public heritage related management problems in contested heritage settings.