1Department of Heritage Conservation, Institute of Paleo environment and Heritage Conservation, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
2Department Of Heritage Conservation, Institute of Paleo environment and Heritage Conservation, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
3Department Of Heritage Conservation, Institute of Paleo environment and Heritage Conservation, Mekelle University, Ethiopia
Online published on 30 November, 2019.
Atsbi Wenberta and Offla Weredas's cultural landscapes are of National, Regional and Local significance because of its rich combination of attributes of historical and cultural heritage, archaeological, social and natural significance. This cultural landscape encompasses values such as biodiversity, scenic beauty, culture, history and more importantly identity. Despite having such value, the heritages studied in this research are not integrated in the economic development of the community. This research has recommended ways in which heritage resources contribute to the local economy through better management of heritage resource and promotion of potential new tourist route. The promotion of potential new tourist route has been identified as a key scheme that can lead to economic uplifting, community base development, poverty relief and link peoples in countries like Ethiopia.
Cultural heritage, heritage resource, tourist route, poverty relief, scenic beauty