eritage Conservation is critical to job creation and poverty alleviation - A good heritage conservation strategy should be linked to the local economy, in order to create jobs and alleviate poverty - particularly in developing countries.
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Heritage and the local economy
The success of a heritage conservation strategy largely depends on the strength of its links to the local economy. This linking will be important for the longer-term sustainability of the heritage programme and of the asset itself - particularly in developing countries.
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Job creation through heritage conservation
A good heritage conservation strategy should contribute to overall developmental goals such as poverty reduction and job creation/income generation. The goal of job creation is particularly important, either directly in the heritage programme itself (for example, in construction or archaeological digs etc.) or indirectly through support services (for example, in shops, and restaurants, hotels for visitors, etc.).
Job creation can be tourism-related (for example, hospitality, transportation etc.), handicraft-related (in the creation and in the marketing of handicraft items) or other types of jobs.
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Poverty alleviation
Heritage conservation strategies intrinsically need to include job creation and income generation for the local community as critical components. Such strategies provide opportunities for the local community, and also ensure in the conservation and preservation of the heritage assets, thus alleviating poverty in the long-run.
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