Interpretative Planning as an Alternative to Heritage Recognition of The Cariri Paraibano: A tourist and cultural itinerary for the city of Monteiro

Abstract

The formation of the territory of Paraíba stems from accumulation practices and the articulation of urban centers with sociocultural and natural similarities and specificities, which resulted in the diversity of the state's cities. However, we identified gaps in the heritage recognition of these settlements, an aspect reflected in the degree of preservation. Like the city of Monteiro, which in addition to not carrying out heritage education actions, does not have institutional recognition and its safeguard stems from economic inertia. Thus, we question: how to promote the recognition and continuity of its heritage? For the Contemporary Theory of Conservation, the maintenance of assets is linked to the relationship with individuals, from which their heritage emerges (Viñas, 2006). Which leads to the hypothesis of Interpretive Planning as an alternative to promoting culture and encouraging local preservation. Thus, the objective is to report the experience of developing a tourist and cultural route through interpretive planning for the city of Monteiro.

Keywords: interpretive planning, tourist and cultural itinerary, cultural heritage.