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Conservation of natural and cultural heritage in Kenya : a cross-disciplinary approach /

In Kenya, cultural and natural heritage has a particular value. Its pre-historic heritage not only tells the story of man's origin and evolution but has also contributed to the understanding of the earth's history: fossils and artefacts spanning over 27 million years have been discovered a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Njuguna, Mugwima (Mugwima Bernard) (Autor)
Otros Autores: Deisser, Anne-Marie (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : UCL Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Access to heritage conservation as a human right in Kenya / Anne-Marie Deisser and Ephraim Wahome
  • Assessment of legislation on cultural heritage resources in Kenya / Mwanzia Kyule
  • The concept of intangible cultural heritage in Kenya / Orinda Shadrack Okumu
  • The conservation of public monuments as a tool for building collective identity in Nairobi / Lydia Muthuma
  • Reflections on architectural morphology in Nairobi, Kenya : implications for conservation of the built heritage / Muhoro Teckla, Munala Gerryshom and Mugwima Njuguna
  • The bao : a board game in Africa's antiquity / Mwanzia Kyule
  • Traditional technologies : a conservation challenge / Freda M'Mbogori
  • Wildlife heritage ownership and utilization in Kenya--the past, present and future / Francis Mwaura
  • Evaluating rural heritage conservation in Kenya : the case of Karue Hill, Embu County / Anthony Njeru Murithi
  • Development of cultural heritage tourism in Kenya : a strategy for diversification of tourism products / Evaristus Irandu and Parita Shah
  • Significance of traditional oral information and natural artefacts for heritage conservation at the Kit-Mikayi cultural site / Okello Benter, John Bosco Mukundi, Arnold Onyango Watako and Ochieng' Aggrey Adimo
  • Community participation in conservation of gazetted cultural heritage sites : a case study of the Agikuyu shrine at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga / Robert Rukwaro
  • Fisheries as heritage : Indigenous methods of fishing and conservation among the Luo fishers of Lake Victoria, Kenya / Paul Opondo
  • Tracing a forgotten heritage : the place of Mau Mau memory and culture in Kenya / Ephraim Wahome, Felix Kiruthu and Susan Mwangi.