Cultural heritage representation in public perception

Authors

  • Issa Nabil Naouri Frederick University (Nicosia, Cyprus)
  • Anna Merry Frederick University (Nicosia, Cyprus)
  • Diab Ghazi Naouri University of Petra (Amman, Jordan)

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https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/85.2625

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architecture, cultural heritage, water conservation, public perception, Arab culture

Abstract

The flow of information that culture represents contains elements of enduring (invariant) value. One of such elements is the attitude to water formed by the cultures of the ‘arid belt’ in the Middle East, Central and East Asia. Globalisation threatens the loss of the tradition of water conservation and its replacement by wasteful overconsumption of water. In the Arab world, these processes are
intensifying due to the growing population and uneven development of the countries in the region. The analysis of campaigns to promote a thrifty attitude to water in Jordan has shown their erroneous targeting. The authors suggest more effective directions in dealing with public perception with the support of cultural heritage.

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Nabil Naouri, I., Merry, A., & Ghazi Naouri, D. (2025). Cultural heritage representation in public perception. Project Baikal, 22(85), 96–102. https://doi.org/10.51461/issn.2309-3072/85.2625

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2025-10-13

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No. 85 (2025): a city and a park

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refereed articles

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Copyright (c) 2025 Исса Набиль Наури, Анна Мерри, Диаб Гази Наури

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