Toward Landscape-Scale Stewardship and Development: A Theoretical Framework of United States National Heritage Areas

There is increasing recognition that many of today's environmental challenges will be addressed most effectively if management is conducted at landscape or regional scales. This article describes the development of a theoretical framework of one approach to such management, namely, U.S. Nationa...

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Published in:Society & natural resources 2013-07, Vol.26 (7), p.762-777
Main Authors: Laven, Daniel N., Jewiss, Jennifer L., Mitchell, Nora J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annan samhällsvetenskap
Citizen participation
Collaboration
Community
Cooperation
Cultural heritage
Development
Environmental management
Environmental policy
Environmental stewardship
evaluation research
heritage areas
Historic buildings & sites
Landscape
Management
National parks
Other Social Sciences
Parks
Resource Management
stewardship
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
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Summary:There is increasing recognition that many of today's environmental challenges will be addressed most effectively if management is conducted at landscape or regional scales. This article describes the development of a theoretical framework of one approach to such management, namely, U.S. National Heritage Areas (NHAs). This well-established federal approach enables communities to retain local management but receive national attention and stature through congressional designation. NHAs create networks of private and public partners, including the National Park Service, that engage new constituencies in the stewardship of nationally significant landscapes. The framework synthesizes common characteristics of heritage areas identified from in-depth case studies of three NHAs and further analysis by researchers and prominent NHA managers. Findings from this project emphasize the importance of three factors for future NHA and related landscape-scale efforts: (1) use of "heritage" as a public engagement strategy, (2) collaborative approaches to management, and (3) development of intersectoral networks.
ISSN:0894-1920
1521-0723
1521-0723
DOI:10.1080/08941920.2012.723304