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UCLG Peer Learning
It has been recognized that heritage preservation not only has touristic and economic aspects, it also has multiple additional values for culture, aesthetics, society, symbolism, education, and the environment. This means that heritage preservation should be dealt with carefully so as not to be limited to tourism and economic development, and should be approached with an integrated urban planning strategy. This will allow the sustainability and regeneration of the old town to be balanced with the needs of the people who are living in the area, allowing them to benefit also. The UCLG Committee on Culture (Agenda 21 for culture) has identified that the lack of a long-term culture plan or strategy for Jakarta is problematic, almost all big cities / metropolis have designed or are designing such a plan / strategy. The UCLG Committee on culture suggests using “Culture 21 Actions”, a complete toolkit on “culture and sustainable cities” for this purpose. The tool brings heritage, culture, tourism, urban planning, social and economic aspects together.
Heritage has multiple values Source: Culture 21
Cultural Value
Aesthetic Value
Environmental Value
Social Value
Educational Value
Symbolic Value