Panel Organisers: The objective of the proposed panel is to analyse the impact of multifold heritage issues in the reorganization of territories in sub-Saharan Africa. As the common heritage of a community, this ancient or recently build testimony of the past can be thought of as embedded in space (natural reserves, museums, buildings, cinemas, theaters...); but can also be considered cultural  (religion, moral authority, history). The processes of promoting, securing, restoring, and manipulating what has to be transmitted to future generations involves (implies) many alternatives which would have an impact on the structure of the territory.
Contributions could study the impact of the heritage issue in the organisation of space (several scales of analysis can be considered: cities, district, countries, villages, coasts) as well as its impact on the development of new economic areas (tourism, culture). Another approach could be to consider power stakes underlying the territory's restructuring processes, in particular when considering manipulations of the patrimony (succession, issues of the indigenous people, religions).