TITLE:
Heritage Governance between the Strategies of Actors and Territorial Development Opportunities: The Case of Khenifra in Morocco
AUTHORS:
Mohamed Marou, Said Azelmad, Mohamed Hanzaz, Aissa El Bouzidi
KEYWORDS:
Heritage Governance, Territorial Development, Tourism, Stakeholders, Attractiveness, Territoriality
JOURNAL NAME:
Current Urban Studies,
Vol.7 No.4,
December
12,
2019
ABSTRACT: Khenifra
is no longer a modest city by its history and nature. The natural and cultural
heritages constitute a special base of growth and prosperity on which territorial
development must be founded. However, the abundance and diversity of these
existing touristic sites in the province of Khenifra are in need for concrete initiatives of evaluation, empowerment and
exploitation, especially those of historic and natural values. The exploitation
of this patrimonial wealth is contingent on touristic animation though.
However, the sector of tourism is still marginal and has no connection with the
economic activities in Khenifra, because it is still confronted with the poor
management of heritage. The paper proposes a conceptual framework for the
evaluation of the cultural heritage as a pivotal element in sustained
development and good governance in the region of Khenifra, based on the
analysis of existing literature review and descriptive data. Descriptive
results listed that most of the important patrimonial sites are poorly governed
and marginalized; therefore, they are not contributing to the touristic attractiveness and
economic prosperity of the region.