This panel is focused on exploring how new forms of expression and interaction shape daily life in national parks, using as a point of departure developments in Triglav National Park in Slovenia. A rebellion of sorts is unfolding in Triglav National Park in reaction to the implementation of new legislation and new forms of park management. One of the communities within the park has decided by popular vote at the local level to exclude itself from the park, whose regulatory regime otherwise structures everyday life for its residents. This particular story inspires reflections at the broader, European level concerning the structure and operation of relationships between local communities, park administrators and legislative actors at the local and national levels.
B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting
Studies on heritage as a social construct usually focus on adults. However, I was interested in childrenʼs perception of natural and cultural heritage in their local environment. I asked primary school children to take photographs of their surroundings; this was followed by interviews in which they explained what they captured. I was interested in how children perceive heritage and what meanings they attribute to it. This article sheds an alternative light on the understanding of heritage through childrenʼs perspectives.
F.27 Contribution to preserving/protecting natural and cultural heritage
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