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Management Plan for the Cultural Resources of the Area of Philippi: Towards a holistic approachThe Management Plan for the Cultural Resources of the Area of Philippi is the outcome of continuous collaboration between the Municipality of Philippi (today Kavala) and the following parties:
- 18th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities
- 12th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities
- Dikili Tash Research Project – French School in Athens
- Technical Chamber of Greece - Kavala Branch
- Centre for Environmental Education of Philippi
- Hellenic Rock Art Centre
- Diocese of Philippi, Neapolis and Thasos
- Department of Archaeology in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Panhellenic Federation of Tourist Guides
- Union of Guides in Thessaloniki
The management plan was drafted to fulfill the requirements for the inscription of the archaeological site of Philippi on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and was funded by the Municipality of Philippi (2009-10).
The MP has as an ultimate aim and vision to ensure the preservation and safeguard of the Outstanding Universal Value of the archaeological site of Philippi while highlighting at the same time the rest of the values of the site and of the other cultural resources of the area.
Further goals for the duration of the management period is the sustainable management of the cultural resources on the basis of four axes:
- Protection (Axis 1)
- Conservation (Axis 2)
- Use (Axis 3) and
- Management (Axis 4) for effective implementation of the above.
The following principles guide this management plan and the process of its drafting:
- Cultural heritage belongs to all and to every one. All and every one has a responsibility for the protection, conservation, use and sustainable management of cultural resources and a right to access to and knowledge from and entertainment with cultural resources. The interested parties in the management of the cultural resources of the area of Philippi have particular stake on and attribute many different values to these resources.
- Sustainable management of the ancient city of Philippi presupposes the protection, conservation, use and management of the site as an integral part of the broader cultural environment but also of the contemporary socio-political and economic context that influences and is immediately and constantly influenced by the presence of the cultural resources in the area of Philippi.
- Issues of management of the cultural resources of the area of Philippi will be confronted with greater success through close collaboration of the interested parties.
- Strategic and participatory planning offers the most appropriate platform for the effective collaboration of the interested parties.
The strategic participatory planning approach was implemented during the preparation of this management plan. Representatives of the aforementioned interested parties formed the Steering Committee and met at regular intervals to discuss issues, aims and strategies. Necessary material was collected through interviews, archival and bibliographical research, a questionnaire survey (among professional tour guides) and a visitor tracking survey. Dr. Anastasia Sakellariadi, archaeologist, took up the coordination, writing and editing of the management plan. Dr. Dimitris Papadopoulos, archaeologist, drafted a brief report on the potential integration of information and communication technologies (ICT). During the process, members of the Centre for Applied Archaeology and the Management of Archaeological Sites Master’s Programme of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London (UCL) offered advice.
For the version of the management plan that was originally submitted to the Greek Ministry of Culture click here.
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