Cultural Heritage Tourism Should Be A Major Tool In The Preservation Of Cultural Commemorations Of Caribbean Architecture Case Study Approaches To Heritage Tourism Development On The Heritage Sites Of Devon House Port Royal

This project is an investigation into the notion of cultural heritage tourism as a vehicle for cultural heritage preservation. It attempts to define and explain the parameters of heritage tourism as well as to identify and promote its benefits and potentials in architectural preservation throughout the Caribbean, concentrating particulary on Jamaica.

This volume addresses the problem of how Caribbean nations deal with the challenges of protecting their cultural heritages or patrimonies within the context of pressing economic development concerns.

Planning the Past studies the way a post-colonial society reconstructs its national history and grapples with its colonial past, specifically in Port Royal, a Jamaican village with a dramatic history of pirates, naval admirals, and earthquakes. The plans for Port Royal's heritage tourism development represent a chronological record of historical revisionism, and the fact that none of the plans has been realized reflects post-colonial social processes and national ambivalence about piratical and naval history.

What is the role of local Caribbean individuals and communities in creating and perpetuating archaeological heritage? How has archaeological knowledge been integrated into education plans in different countries? This book aims to fill a gap in both archaeological scholarship and popular knowledge by providing a platform for local Caribbean voices to speak about the archaeological heritage of their region. To achieve this, each chapter of the book focuses on identifying and developing strategies that academics, heritage practitioners, and non-scholars from the insular Caribbean can adopt to stimulate a necessary dialogue on how archaeological heritage is used and produced on various academic, political, and social levels. Contributors are: Zara Ali, Arlene Álvarez, Lisette Roura Alvarez, Irvince Nanichi Auguiste, Victoria Borg O’Flaherty, Lornadale L. Charles, Eldris Con Aguilar, Raymundo A.C.F. Dijkhoff, Matthieu Ecrabet, Kevin Farmer, Cameron Gill, Eduardo Herrera Malatesta, Katarina Jacobson, Joseph Sony Jean, Debra Kay Palmer, Harold Kelly, Wilhelm Londoño Díaz, Stacey Mac Donald, Jerry Michel, Ashleigh John Morris, Andrea Richards, Kara M. Roopsingh, Pierre Sainte-Luce, Tibisay Sankatsing Nava, and Laurent Christian Ursulet.

"Illustrated with colour plates and line drawings, Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean also traces the historical and economic developments which created the region's unique Creole styles. As governments and conservation societies look to the increasing potential of 'heritage tourism', this wide-ranging book provides an invaluable guide for visitors and students of architecture."--Jacket.

Caribbean archaeological heritage is threatened by natural impacts but also increasingly by economic developments, often resulting from the tourist industry. The continuous construction of specific projects for tourists, accompanied by illegal practices such as looting and sand mining, have major impacts on the region's archaeological heritage. The geopolitical and cultural diversity of the Caribbean, the general lack of awareness of island histories and multiple stakeholders involved in the preservation process, have in many cases slowed down the effective enforcement of regulations and heritage legislation. The development of archaeological heritage management (AHM) in the Dutch Caribbean islands started slowly in the early years of their semi-autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1954 onwards. With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Curaçao and St. Martin obtained a more autonomous status within the Kingdom, similar to Aruba has since 1986. Simultaneously, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius became special overseas municipalities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Consequently, these islands now fall under Dutch regulations for cultural resource management. Irrespective of these geopolitical changes, AHM has been developing on the six islands over the past 25 years, partly because of the active role of localized island-specific archaeological institutions. This volume provides a background to the history of archaeological research in the Dutch Caribbean and compiles a number of compliance archaeology projects that have been carried out under and in the spirit of the Valetta Treaty. In addition, with its discussion of the successful creation of localized community-based archaeological heritage associations serving as an excellent model for other island communities in the Caribbean, this volume represents a unique contribution to AHM in a wider regional perspective. Contents Introduction: the current status of archaeological heritage management (AHM) in the Dutch Caribbean Corinne L. Hofman and Jay B. Haviser A review of archaeological research in the Dutch Caribbean Jay B. Haviser and Corinne L. Hofman Achieving sustainable Archaeological Heritage Management in Aruba Raymundo A.C.F. Dijkhoff and Marlene S. Linville Heritage Management on Bonaire and Curaçao: a step towards an integral approach to heritage Richenel Ansano and Claudia T. Kraan Heritage Management and the Public Sphere: doing archaeology on Saba Ryan Espersen Skeletons in the closet: Future avenues for the curation of archaeological human skeletal remains in the Dutch Caribbean and the region as a whole. Hayley L. Mickleburgh Community Archaeology as an essential element for successful Heritage Management Jay B. Haviser Community engagement, local identity and museums: A review of past heritage initiatives and recent developments on the island of Saba Helena Boehm Amateur archaeological research on Curaçao François van der Hoeven and Fred M. Chumaceiro Archaeological assessment in compliance with the Valetta Treaty: Spanish Water, Curaçao Menno L.P. Hoogland and Corinne L. Hofman Early Valetta Treaty application at Slagbaai-Gotomeer, Bonaire Jay B. Haviser Archaeological research at Bethlehem, St. Maarten: an early Valetta Treaty project in the Dutch Windward Islands Menno L.P. Hoogland, Corinne L. Hofman and R. Grant Gilmore III "An emporium for all the world" commercial archaeology in Lower Town, St. Eustatius Ruud Stelten Three early examples of Valetta Treaty application in the Dutch Windward Islands Jay B. Haviser An archaeological assessment of Cul-de-Sac (The Farm), St. Eustatius: the Nustar project R. Grant Gilmore III, Menno L.P. Hoogland and C.L. Hofman Archaeology on St. Eustatius: heritage management of an 18th-century slave village at Schotsenhoek plantation Ruud Stelten Heritage Management on St. Eustatius: the Dutch West Indies headquarters project R. Grant Gilmore III and Louis A. Nelson Mapping sites, mapping expectancies, mapping heritage: The archaeological maps of St. Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten Maaike S. de Waal, Jochem Lesparre, Jay B. Haviser, Menno L.P. Hoogland, Ryan Espersen and Ruud Stelten Into the future for Archaeological Heritage Management in the Dutch Caribbean Corinne L. Hofman and Jay B. Haviser