Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

42318

Type

conference item

Titre

The Pennsylvania wilds: the role of cultural and natural heritage in landscape scale development

Langues

English

Auteurs

Barrett, Brenda / Mitchell, Nora J.

Date

21/05/2012

Pages

p. 128-132

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 17th General Assembly

Lieu de conférence

Paris, France

Date de conférence

2011-11-27 / 2011-12-02

Mots-clés

landscapes / conservation of cultural landscapes / landscape management / revitalization / cultural policy / regional level / economic and social development / conservation of cultural heritage / conservation of historic sites / natural sites / cultural tourism / sustainable development / legislation / conservation policy

Pays mentionnés

United States

Monuments et sites

Pennsylvania Wilds, USA

Résumé en anglais

This paper explores the conservation and management of heritage resources on a landscape scale, the role of government agencies in relationship to local communities, and the outcomes on community revitalization as illustrated by a specific case study. Landscape models founded on civic engagement and governmental investments in cultural assets, and land conservation are an emerging policy direction in the United States. One of the most ambitious of these projects is the Pennsylvania Wilds. Evaluations of the project demonstrate that investments in parks and forest infrastructure, tourism promotion and local communities produced positive economic impacts primarily through increased visitation. However, the research highlights the challenges of developing a common approach between public land managers, economic development programs, and community residents including the definition of regional heritage. Today this strategy for landscape management in the PA Wilds is being severely tested by a new extractive industry, drilling for natural gas. There are opportunities to learn from European landscape scale schemes.

URL

http://www.icomos.org/fr/component/content/article/157-articles-en-francais/ressources/publications/477

Document joint

I-2-Article6_Barrett_Mitchell.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (BY-SA)