A Model and Tool for Community Engagement: Case Study: Community Engagement in the Bisotun World Heritage Site

Participating local community in cultural heritage management has always been a concern since the Venice Charter so far (1964). In addition, the Faro Convention (2005) shifted focus from cultural heritage values to the values of cultural heritage for society. In this case, there is required to design a simple method and tool in order to facilitate the interaction between local people and authority. This paper introduces a method and tool (iCommunity) that are now using in community-centered approach in the Bisotun World Heritage Site. The main goal of this application is to find a simple and applicable method and tool for inclusion the local community in decision-making processes in cultural heritage management. The proposed model is designed based on the general public participation principles, on the one hand, and the users' need and requirement in the world heritage site, on the other hand.