Landscape Heritage Conservation along Sanur Beach borderline in Bali: Perspectives of the Local Government and Visitors Tri Anggraini Prajnawrdhi 1, a* , Sadasivam Karuppannan 2, b and Alpana Sivam 2, c 1 School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia 2 Barbara Hardy Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia a Tri_anggraini.Prajnawrdhi@mymail.unisa.edu.au b Sadasivam.Karuppannan@unisa.edu.au c Alpana.Sivam@unisa.edu.au Keywords: development, cultural heritage, landscape, public open space, Sanur beach, tourism Abstract. Bali is well known as the Paradise Island on the earth. Its unique landscape and culture attract large number of tourists from all over the world. Due to large inflow of tourists several new developments are taking place in Denpasar city to support tourism activities especially in the tourism zone. Sanur beach attracts thousands tourist each year and new developments in this beach is undeniable. The beach borderline has been declared as one of the landscape heritage sites in Bali, where traditional Hindu ceremonies took place. But nowadays, the border has been interrupted with commercial activities supporting tourism. Based on empirical research which employed a case study of public open space along the beach this paper draws on the Balinese experiences with particular reference to Sanur Beach. This paper explores the perception of two different types of stakeholders regarding practices public open space use. It argues that globalization of the local economy has led to new issues relating to ownership and management of public open spaces and consequently brought about effects on cultural heritage. It concludes that the role of government, involvement of private sector and the local community should be urgently improved. Introduction The importance of cultural heritage is generally seen in the context of urban development with an overwhelming emphasis on the relationship between cultural heritage and tourism. Both tangible heritage (i.e. buildings, site) and intangible heritage (i.e. practice, religion, and knowledge) offer significant opportunities for tourism industry [3]. Urban development in many Asian countries often takes place by demolition of old buildings and development of modern high-rise buildings. This has become a major challenge in Asian cities trying to stimulate and sustain local concepts of place identity and specific conservation methods [8]. Furthermore, rapid population growth has resulted in homogeneous population transforming into heterogeneous that would possibly create cultural conflicts and disconnect within society impacting conservation of cultural heritage [5]. Governments in general have paid little attention owing to expenses required for conservation of heritage sites and devoting most funds for development of infrastructure to accommodate new developments [1]. The relationship between heritage and economic development is also involves tourism. Tourism leads to the exploitation and making use of cultural heritage objects and sites that impact conservation process. Lack of management of cultural heritage both building sites and landscapes can significantly impact on the attractiveness of heritage sites to attract visitors [1]. A policy based approach that includes historical preservation of tourism, architecture recreation, and respecting the uniqueness of local culture is emerging as an alternative strategy to developing historical sites in developing countries. Conservation should integrate theories that take into account the historical, architectural, landscape, environmental and economic features of heritage sites [7]. Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 747 (2015) pp 202-205 Submitted: 2014-10-01 © (2015) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland Revised: 2014-10-07 doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.747.202 Accepted: 2014-10-07 Online: 2015-03-30 All rights reserved. No part of contents of this paper may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of Trans Tech Publications, www.ttp.net. (ID: 36.85.191.242-22/07/15,07:43:42)