Conserver ensemble patrimoines naturel et culturel
Conserving Natural and Cultural Heritages Together The feudal ruins in Northern Vosges constitute a heritage that epitomizes the strong, complex and sometimes - though not systematically- problematic entangling of nature and culture. As Meccas of local culture, valued since the end of the 19th centu...
| Published in: | Techniques & culture |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | French |
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Éditions de l’EHESS
2008
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4000/tc.3943 http://journals.openedition.org/tc/3943 |
| Summary: | Conserving Natural and Cultural Heritages Together The feudal ruins in Northern Vosges constitute a heritage that epitomizes the strong, complex and sometimes - though not systematically- problematic entangling of nature and culture. As Meccas of local culture, valued since the end of the 19th century by an emblematic association, they manifest a particularly interesting tension. On the one hand, the ruins are partly or entirely protected as Historical Monuments and must consequently come under curators’ attentive care. On the other hand, located in the wild, at the heart of huge forest areas whose exploitation constitutes one of the sources of the local economy, they belong to sylvicultural administrators who have neither the means nor the skills necessary for their conservation. In order to grasp the complex overlapping between natural and cultural interests, these ruins must be examined both from the point of view of curators’ actions that are necessary but also from the point of view of their reception. Based on the pioneer conceptualisation of Aloïs Riegel, a particularly decisive actor like the public is included in the heritage question. Interest in the reception of ruins raises the question of their appropriation and sharing by a variety of actors who claim, who are summoned and/or who are responsible for maintaining and protecting the ruins. How can nature and culture be protected in such sites founded precisely on the intricate involvement of these two dimensions? What can be done when climbers with their own habits on ruins, well-known as climbing sites, find themselves faced with the peregrine falcon that has come to nest there? Analyzing this kind of adjustment calls for a revision of the clear-cut opposition between nature and culture and always leads to a consideration of detailed choices that govern the division, appropriation and conservation of these sites. Les ruines féodales des Vosges du Nord constituent un patrimoine exemplaire de l’intrication forte, complexe et parfois – mais pas ... |
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