Heritage-based Integrated Urban & Territorial Development

in Luang Prabang (Laos)

Minja YangPresident

Raymond Lemaire International Centre for ConservationCatholic University of Leuven (Belgium)

• value of heritage goes beyond tourism• “heritage” both natural & cultural; intangible

heritage and the cultural industries can be vectors of territorial development

• Case study on Luang Prabang, the former capital of Laos illustrates the linkage between heritage conservation and sustainable development

Luang Prabang at the confluence of Mekong & Khan Rivers

Luang Prabang World Heritage Site (Laos)

World Heritage Protected Area

OUV of Luang Prabang

Nature-Culture links including its 183 urban wetlands

Unique urban pattern Fusion of architectural style

Luang Prabang Heritage House established in 1996

Culture-based Urban & Territorial DevelopmentLuang Prabang

Integrate the City & its Natural EnvironmentStrengthening legal & administrative frameworkLocal-capacity building

In co-operation with Chinon & French Govt

Heritage-based urban development

OUV as guideline for development

Objective of improving infrastructure and services to meet basic needs “for all”;•housing•urban mobility•economic opportunities (job creations)•rural-urban linkages

Wetlands & Urban Agriculture: source of livelihood

Luang Prabang

Juxtaposition entre trame coloniale et vernaculaire

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang in 1996

Fascicule de recommandation n 1 : Types architecturaux

Luang Prabang in 1996

Luang Prabang in 1996

Inventories

Fndation n 3 : Mise en œuvre des matériauxBuilding material

COMPOSITION DU PSMV

Un document d urbanisme réglementaire

Un document annexe

Un document d accompagnement

Le plan de zonage de la Zone de Protection du Patrimoine

Le document graphique de la Zone de Protection du Patrimoine

Les dispositions générales réglementaires de la Zone de Protection du Patrimoine

Le règlement par Zone de la Zone de Protection du Patrimoine

L inventaire du Patrimoine architectural et naturel

Les huit cahiers de recommandations

Le rapport de présentation

Plan de Sauvegarde et de Mise en Valeur (PSMV)

Threats on Luang Prabang’s OUV

Land-fill and urbanizationShort-term gains for long term loss under a ODA project…(!!)

Luang Prabang

Public works implemented under a « poverty alleviation »project for « improved sanitation »…but bad design with dire consequences

« Upgraded » road 60 cm higher than house ground level… flooding the housesduring the rainy season..

Luang PrabangRoad « improvement »Under ODA Loan

Corrective measures….