Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism

Countries commemorate disasters to link stories of the past with the present. This linking creates shared national narratives that temporally reinforce identities across the geography of the nation and among diverse citizenry (Drozdzewski, 2019). This paper presents the mapping of the sites of reme...

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Main Author: Elizabeth E. Alfane
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Published: STEP Academic Publisher 2022-01-01
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description Countries commemorate disasters to link stories of the past with the present. This linking creates shared national narratives that temporally reinforce identities across the geography of the nation and among diverse citizenry (Drozdzewski, 2019). This paper presents the mapping of the sites of remembrance in Legazpi City through Mayon Volcano Natural Park (MVNP) cultural mapping in the bid for MVNP to be included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The study employed the qualitative research method and purposive sampling technique utilizing the standard method and survey form from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The mapping of the sites was presented through georeferencing using ArcGIS Arcmap 10.5 to visualize their exact locations. The researcher gathered the background information of the sites, stories associated with the sites, significance, and conservation. Findings revealed that the sites of remembrance were built in memory of the victims of the Mayon volcano eruption. Although the local barangay authorities perceived the potentiality of the sites for cultural heritage tourism, they were unable to present a clear conservation plan to protect these cultural assets from environmental and social degradation. The study gives light to the role of tourism in cultural heritage preservation and conservation. Future researchers may conduct a study on the memorial sites of the municipalities near the foot of Mayon that have recorded casualties in past disasters.
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spelling doaj.art-3d8441447de54636844ee6943e46e35c2022-12-22T03:13:32ZengSTEP Academic PublisherPuissant2719-01532719-01612022-01-01331632875Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage TourismElizabeth E. Alfane0Bicol University Extension Management Division, PhilippinesCountries commemorate disasters to link stories of the past with the present. This linking creates shared national narratives that temporally reinforce identities across the geography of the nation and among diverse citizenry (Drozdzewski, 2019). This paper presents the mapping of the sites of remembrance in Legazpi City through Mayon Volcano Natural Park (MVNP) cultural mapping in the bid for MVNP to be included in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The study employed the qualitative research method and purposive sampling technique utilizing the standard method and survey form from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). The mapping of the sites was presented through georeferencing using ArcGIS Arcmap 10.5 to visualize their exact locations. The researcher gathered the background information of the sites, stories associated with the sites, significance, and conservation. Findings revealed that the sites of remembrance were built in memory of the victims of the Mayon volcano eruption. Although the local barangay authorities perceived the potentiality of the sites for cultural heritage tourism, they were unable to present a clear conservation plan to protect these cultural assets from environmental and social degradation. The study gives light to the role of tourism in cultural heritage preservation and conservation. Future researchers may conduct a study on the memorial sites of the municipalities near the foot of Mayon that have recorded casualties in past disasters.https://puissant.stepacademic.net/puissant/article/view/75cultural mappingdisastermayon volcanospiritual tourismreligious tourism
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Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
Puissant
cultural mapping
disaster
mayon volcano
spiritual tourism
religious tourism
title Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
title_full Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
title_fullStr Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
title_full_unstemmed Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
title_short Sites of Remembrance in Legazpi City, Philippines: Conservation through Cultural Heritage Tourism
title_sort sites of remembrance in legazpi city philippines conservation through cultural heritage tourism
topic cultural mapping
disaster
mayon volcano
spiritual tourism
religious tourism
url https://puissant.stepacademic.net/puissant/article/view/75
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