Heritage, Law, and Communities: BRI and Archaeological Impact in Kazakhstan
Dupuy P.N.D. Collins N. Bekenova K.
2022Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Historic Environment: Policy and Practice
2022#13Issue 3276 - 292 pp.
In Central Asia, archaeology has become a renewed focus of attention in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The infrastructure projects associated with the BRI could have a marked impact on the preservation of archaeological heritage, local understanding and use of cultural heritage. With reference to a case study centred on Kazakhstan, the paper examines the complications posed by the BRI in achieving the balance between economic development and tangible heritage preservation. While analysing weaknesses of the current legal cultural framework, it suggests that the archaeological custodianship, both local and international, should be encouraged.
archaeology , BRI , economic infrastructure , heritage , Kazakhstan , law , silk roads
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Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Department of Political Science and International Relations, Nazarbayev University Astana, Kazakhstan
IMT School of Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Department of Political Science and International Relations
Department of Political Science and International Relations
IMT School of Advanced Studies
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