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Table 1 Three different approaches to sustaining people–place bonds in conservation planning

From: Approaches to sustaining people–place bonds in conservation planning: from value-based, living heritage, to the glocal community

Approach

Value-based assessment

Living heritage approach

Glocal community-based approach

Key stakeholder

(WHO lead)

Local government/heritage authorities

Indigenous community (long-established community)

Glocal community (heritage professional in assistance)

Long-standing population %

High/medium

High

Low

Level of tourism

Medium/low

Low

High, or even overtourism

Source of sense of place

Place-based community

Place-based community

Interest-based community

How to capture sense of place

Surveys and interviews, writing historical narratives, and mapping

Community-led initiatives

Narrative documentation, memory recording, perception visualisation via digital platform

How to incorporate the captured sense of place into conservation planning

Expert-led assessment to inform decision-making

Participatory & dynamic documentation to inform decision-making