RURAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF TANJUNG BATU

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 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER COURSE

RURAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF TANJUNG BATU

Second Workshop on an Adaptation of the Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) in Rural Areas

Tanjung Batu, South Sumatra, Indonesia, 11-15 August 2026

UNESCO launched the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) in 2011. Inspired by the Recommendation on the HUL, for the second time, we would like to adapt the recommendation to a rural area with Tanjung Batu, South Sumatra, Indonesia, as a showcase. 

Rural areas have different characteristics and dynamics from urban areas, which is why we would like to examine whether the Recommendation on the HUL can be applied with some adaptation according to local characteristics in rural areas.

Indonesia has more than 80 thousand rural areas, and this approach could be beneficial for the exploration and exploitation of their historic potentials. 

A lot of rural areas face economic, social, cultural, and environmental challenges. They face problems of unemployment, disengagement, depopulation, and marginalization or loss of cultural, biological, and landscape diversity. On the other hand, there are numerous best practices on how cultural heritage could potentially become engines of development. 

Goals of the second workshop are:

1. Documentation of the tangible, intangible heritage, and landscape of Tanjung Batu.
2. Raising awareness about potentials of rural cultural landscapes. 
3. Supporting village revitalization movements. 

The result is an integrated report consisting of recommendations about heritage-led development of Tanjung Batu that will be handed over to the local authorities and stakeholders. 

After several implementations of the Recommendation of the HUL in rural areas, we will draw lessons learned and compile them into a handbook that might be useful as references for decision makers, researchers, and practitioners. 

You are invited to join as a mentor, observer, or participant. 

Please register through the QR Code on the poster. 

Main organizers are Pan-Sumatra Network for Heritage Conservation (Pansumnet) and University of Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia. 



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