Space and Time Perception and the Geopark’s Communities. From Mythical Geography to Heritage Interpretation

• Authors: Cristian Ciobanu
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A geopark is a complex protected area, combining time scales, nature, culture, man and Earth. Since its creation, Hațeg Geopark uses an innovative approach on community involvement based not only on the tangible culture, but also on the intangible heritage, geographical information, myths and beliefs. The Geopark uses popular geographical knowledge to map the local space perception, to investigate the imaginative geographies and to capture the memory of the communities. This data, combined with scientific facts, forms the Interpretation Strategy of the region. The aim of this study is to show the theoretical framework of working with popular geographical knowledge and its practical uses in heritage interpretation: strategy, infrastructure, identity and perpetuated cultural values.

Keywords

EN

popular geographical knowledge; Mythical Geography; geopark; geoconservation; heritage interpretation; Imaginative Geographies

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: International Review of Social Research
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 98-106

Dates

published

2016-05-01

received

2016-02-25

accepted

2016-04-29

online

2016-08-06

Contributors

author

Cristian Ciobanu

• University of Bucharest, Hațeg Country Dinosaurs Geopark – UNESCO Global Geopark

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/irsr-2016-0013