World Heritage Sites in Africa

Abstract

As a developing continent, Africa is faced with challenges in achieving sustainable development whilst sustaining its social and cultural fabric, as well as ensuring that heritage places such as World Heritage sites are preserved. At times heritage conservation and improvement in livelihoods are perceived as opposite sides of a coin. Issues relating to the incompatibility of resource utilization and conservation have dominated conservation debates on the continent. This chapter draws on case studies from Southern Africa to examine the contribution of heritage conservation efforts as a viable enterprise in providing livelihood strategies for local communities. Issues of infrastructural development and the resulting job creation are discussed. The chapter discusses current practice, and argues that in most countries in Africa, despite the rapid growth in global tourism, local communities seem not to benefit from this phenomenon.

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