Challenges and opportunities for heritage sustainable management: a case study on vandalism of built heritage in Jordan

Maysoleen Al-Adayleh; Mariana Correia; Bruno Andrade; Firas Gandah

doi:10.14568/cp36018

Autores

Maysoleen Al-Adayleh Architecture Department - Università degli Studi G. d'Annunzio Chieti e Pescara, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7502-3950
Mariana Correia CIAUD-UPT - Research Unit in Architecture, Urbanism and Design; DAMG - Department of Architecture and Multimedia Gallaecia, Portucalense University, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3053-1382
Bruno Andrade School of Architecture, UFBA - Federal University of Bahia; UNIFACS - Salvador University, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1191-8082
Firas Gandah Department of Architecture - Al-Balqa Applied University- Al-Salt, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4347-9715

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp36018

Palavras-chave:

Património construído, Vandalismo, Gestão sustentável, Conservação do património

Resumo

O vandalismo representa uma ameaça à integridade e sustentabilidade dos locais patrimoniais no mundo. Embora exista literatura sobre a gestão de locais patrimoniais, há lacunas no conhecimento sobre o vandalismo no Médio Oriente. Este estudo examina o fenómeno do vandalismo no património construído da Jordânia, focando-se em: 1) tipos de vandalismo; 2) motivações por trás dele; 3) o seu impacto na integridade e sustentabilidade do local. Usou-se uma abordagem qualitativa e uma análise comparativa de estudos de caso das fortalezas de Petra, Jerash e Machaerus. Recolheram-se dados através da revisão da literatura, análise de registos arquivísticos, observações e entrevistas. Os resultados revelaram que a negligência e a delinquência são as razões críticas para o vandalismo, sublinhando a necessidade urgente de estratégias de conservação. As conclusões destacaram a importância do envolvimento da comunidade, campanhas de sensibilização pública e aplicação eficaz da lei no combate ao vandalismo para salvaguardar o património construído da Jordânia.

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