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ДĀRAT AL-ΚAQR (Bāhla): DOCUMENTATION AND HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Study
Outline A detailed study of the Buffer Zone identified
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for al-ΚAqr to retain its traditional context and integrity. A study of the existing infrastructural
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provisions (water, electricity, waste, waste water, sewage, etc.) and their capacity. A detailed study of traditional materials
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and their sourcing, as well as an analysis of constructional systems. An update study of the WHS Falaj al-Maytha and associated traditional water supply system. This
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has to be dovetailed into an analysis of agricultural land within the harāt and its revitalisation and optimal utilisation. Detailed socio-cultural, anthropological and archaeological studies to arrive at a more in-depth
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understanding of life within the settlement and how changes in the economy and world view have affected age old practices. A continual study of and the creation of a database on the tourism factor and its impact on
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traditional life. Using such studies to update the development and conservation policies and the Master Plan. The creation and continual updating of a
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central database logging all relevant academic and professional studies of the settlement (al-ΚAqr) and the oasis (Bāhla). Revision of Regional Development Plan to integrate heritage management as a crucial
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component of development in the light of this present research.