Developing Cultural Governance Towards A Sustainable Heritage Management: The Case Of The Bopiliao Historic Block, Taipei, Taiwan And The Escolta District, Manila, Philippines

Abstract

The study explores the heritage management framework established by the Bopoliao Historic Block, in Taipei, Taiwan looking primarily at the methodologies employed to address the competing tension between stakeholders and divert it to be the driving force for cultural governance through creative economy and heritage tourism as a significant tool of sustainable heritage management. The study identified factors that can serve as learning points for the Escolta district, in Manila, Philippines to consider. The findings of the study revealed that despite the efforts and high level of participation from the civil society, the absence of support from both the national and local government has been the greatest hindrance to the success of the Escolta Revival Movement affirming that sustainability will not be feasible unless complementary institutional frameworks are present.