The Landscape Approach to Cultural Resources Management
Cultural Resources Management (CRM) involves identifying, evaluating, and preserving cultural resources, which are those parts of the environment, material culture, and expressive folklife to which people ascribe significance because of its association with the practice or beliefs of a living community.
Cultural landscape studies identify multiple interests and issues; and combine not only tangible evidence of an important historical event, but also speaks to the intangible qualities of the times through the telling of the everyday life of the people involved.
It is the sheer scope of space to be protected that determines the extent of consultation and documentation. Cultural landscapes, more than a single site or monument, will have to consider the interests of many more stakeholders.
Documenting Landscapes Using Primary & Secondary Sources & Digital Audio, Video, & Photography in Comprehensive Reports
What is a Cultural Landscape? “A geographic area, including both cultural and natural resources and the wildlife or domestic animals therein, associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.” The National Park Service, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of the Interior
Links to Photos & Research Papers
Cultural Landscape Study in Costa Rica:
Guanacaste.pdf and Photo Essay Link
A Photojournalistic Essay of Panama, Central America, 2008
A 19th Century Timber Company Town as a Cultural Landscape Gualala.pdf
Cultural Resources Management (CRM)
Tourism, Education, Preservation, and Cultural Heritage
