Conservation of natural and cultural heritage in Kenya a cross-disciplinary approach
In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. Its pre-historic heritage not only tells the story of man's origin and evolution but has also contributed to the understanding of the earth's history: fossils and artefacts spanning over 27 million years have been discovered a...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
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London :
UCL Press
2016.
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| Colección: | Open Access e-Books
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Access to heritage conservation as a human right in Kenya / Anne-Marie Deisser and Ephraim Wahome
- 2. Assessment of legislation on cultural heritage resources in Kenya / Mwanzia Kyule
- 3. The concept of intangible cultural heritage in Kenya / Orinda Shadrack Okumu
- 4. The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi / Lydia Muthuma
- 5. Reflections on architectural morphology in Nairobi, Kenya : implications for conservation of the built heritage / Muhoro Teckla, Munala Gerryshom and Mugwima Njuguna
- 6. The bao : a board game in Africa's antiquity / Mwanzia Kyule
- 7. Traditional technologies : a conservation challenge / Freda M'Mbogori
- 8. Wildlife heritage ownership and utilization in Kenya - the past, present and future / Francis Mwaura
- 9. Evaluating rural heritage conservation in Kenya : the case of Karue Hill, Embu County / Anthony Njeru Murithi
- 10. Development of cultural heritage tourism in Kenya : a strategy for diversification of tourism products / Evaristus Irandu and Parita Shah
- 11. Significance of traditional oral information and natural artefacts for heritage conservation at the Kit-Mikayi cultural site / Okello Benter, John Bosco Mukundi, Arnold Onyango Watako and Ochieng' Aggrey Adimo
- 12. Community participation in conservation of gazetted cultural heritage sites : a case study of the Agikuyu shrine at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga / Robert Rukwaro
- 13. Fisheries as heritage : indigenous methods of fishing and conservation among the Luo fishers of Lake Victoria, Kenya / Paul Opondo
- 14. Tracing a forgotten heritage : the place of Mau Mau memory and culture in Kenya / Ephraim Wahome, Felix Kiruthu and Susan Mwangi.
