Rethinking Management Planning Methodologies: A Novel Approach Implemented at Petra World Heritage Site

A groundbreaking Integrated Management Plan for Petra, Jordan, demonstrates how co-creation of management decisions can overcome governance complexities and competing local interests. This novel approach combines top-down and bottom-up methodologies, leveraging participatory planning and natural environment management theories to ensure inclusive stakeholder engagement and local ownership. Unlike previous plans that failed to achieve full implementation, this locally driven yet externally facilitated process highlights the potential for collaborative decision-making in preserving UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Orbaşlı, A., & Cesaro, G. (2020). Rethinking Management Planning Methodologies: A Novel Approach Implemented at Petra World Heritage Site. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 22(1-2), 93–111. https://doi.org/10.1080/13505033.2021.1928369