Tags: City of Cape Town, CCT, Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Policy, IMEP, Cultural history, Diverse cultures, Cultural values, Scenic beauty, Historic sites

On the 31st October 2001 the City of Cape Town (CCT) formally adopted the first Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Policy (IMEP) along with its implementation strategy, the Integrated Metropolitan Environmental Management Strategy (IMEMS). This IMEMS requires that the CCT develop detailed sectoral strategies to meet the commitments made in the sectoral approaches by giving effect to the environmental principles in IMEP. Cultural heritage is one of the sectoral approaches of IMEP. The City has committed itself through IMEP to ‘ensuring that the diverse cultural heritage of the City of Cape Town is protected and enhanced. This includes: • Recognising the rich cultural history of the City of Cape Town • Recognising all cultures and religions represented within the City of Cape Town • Including cultural values, sites and landscapes of historic significance, areas of scenic beauty and places of spiritual importance in planning and decision-making.’ The above commitment needs to be further augmented by also ensuring that the diverse cultural heritage of Cape Town is also conserved, and that objects and socio-political dimensions are expressly also included.

Cultural_Heritage_Strategy_for the City of Cape Town.pdf