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Q2 How would you explain the concept of cultural heritage
to someone who is unfamiliar with it?
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Cultural heritage may be recognized through tangible
and intangible elements: places, objects, ideas/beliefs,
and practices/traditions.
Cultural heritage is inherited from the past, maintained in
and shaped by the present, and passed on into the future.
Cultural heritage helps to define a group of people as a
community with a unique identity.

Q3 If you were going to champion or implement one of

these ideas/ precedents – which precedent would it
be and why?
Participants chose precedents, which:
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They felt were of cultural value
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Appeared economically viable and had a strong
financial case
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Developed democratic spaces and cultural commons

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