Join us at Monte Alban, the spectacular World Heritage Site in Oaxaca, Mexico, to explore multifaceted and contemporary approaches to sustainable heritage stewardship in historic and archaeological sites. Monte Alban is recognized by UNESCO as one of fourteen sites worldwide that serve as models for site management planning. It offers an exceptional laboratory for assessing strategies that emphasize effective planning, services, and fidelity to authenticity within the site while responding to demands and uncertainties from an array of external interests.

This innovative and intensive course combines workshops, site visits in and around Monte Alban and Oaxaca, and learning activities that strengthen your ability to:

• analyze the values and the social, economic and environmental dynamics that create a context for site stewardship
• assess both the opportunities and challenges that sites face in serving their communities
• consider the logistical requirements involved with site stewardship, public programs, and visitor services
• develop site management plans that stress sustainability and community engagement
• implement management and staff development systems that are appropriate to your site, community and resources

More information on Monte Alban can be found at

http://www.sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/monte_alban.html.