Ready Or Not? Archaeological Heritage and Local Policies in Poland
Ready Or Not? Archaeological Heritage and Local Policies in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The article presents preliminary results of the survey conducted among Polish municipalities, researching the use of archaeological heritage in local development documents. These documents are: the Municipal Monuments Care programme, the Revitalisation Programme and the Development Strategy. The survey response rate was above 20%, which enables us to extrapolate results to the entire population. Altogether, the results of the survey show that archaeological heritage is underrepresented in local strategy documents, included more often in diagnosis (description of local assets) than in directions of interventions and projects planned for implementation. The role of archaeological heritage in community development is not framed exclusively by these policies but also by activities of other stakeholders. The research, along with earlier surveys and studies, shows that there are significant areas for improvement in regard to cooperation between stakeholders involved in archaeological heritage research and management.

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