Overview

This title discusses the various ways archaeologists and resource managers have made submerged cultural resources available for the public, such as underwater archaeological preserves, shipwreck trails, and land-based interpretive media and literature. The concept of preserves, parks, and trails has proven to be an effective and popular method of public education and heritage tourism with the end result being a greater public understanding of the value of preserving and protecting shipwrecks, and other submerged cultural resources, for the future. Within each contribution, the authors focus on: legislation; economic benefits; interpretation methods; problems and successes; future directions regarding their preserve, park, or trail programmes. Various approaches to the concept have been explored and this book is an effort to make available our experiences in the management of submerged cultural resources for the public.

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Author:   James D. Spirek ,  Della A. Scott-Ireton
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9780306478567

ISBN 10:   0306478560
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   31 July 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I: Theory and Concept.- 1. Underwater Parks Versus Preserves: Data or Access.- 2. The Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve.- 3. A Review of Cultural Resource Management Experiences in Presenting Canada’s Submerged Heritage.- II: Preserves and Parks.- 4. Historic Shipwreck Preserves in Maryland.- 5. From National Tragedy to Cultural Treasure: The USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve.- 6. The Visitor Schemes on the Historic Shipwrecks of the Swan and HMS Dartmouth, Sound of Mull, Scotland (UK).- 7. Lake Champlain’s Underwater Historic Preserve Program: Reasonable Access to Appropriate Sites.- 8. Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves.- 9. Beneath Pictured Rocks.- III: Trails.- 10. Shipwreck Trails: Public Ownership of a Unique Resource?.- 11. Maritime Heritage Trails in Australia: An Overview and Critique of the Interpretive Programs.- 12. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail: A Model for Multiple-Use Resource Management.- 13.Maritime Heritage on Display: Underwater Examples from South Carolina.- Conclusion.- Appendix A.

Reviews

James Spirek and Della Scott-Ireton have compiled and edited what is to my knowledge the first published source describing the scope and breadth of today's underwater heritage trails and preserves. Each chapter reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies that have been attempted for the public interpretation and preservation of historic sites in aquatic environments. Not only will this book serve to document the progress of those strategies, but it will offer new directions for cultural resource management on future frontiers. (Roger C. Smith, from the Foreword)

James Spirek and Della Scott-Ireton have compiled and edited what is to my knowledge the first published source describing the scope and breadth of today's underwater heritage trails and preserves. Each chapter reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies that have been attempted for the public interpretation and preservation of historic sites in aquatic environments. Not only will this book serve to document the progress of those strategies, but it will offer new directions for cultural resource management on future frontiers. (Roger C. Smith, from the Foreword)

<p> James Spirek and Della Scott-Ireton have compiled and edited what is to my knowledge the first published source describing the scope and breadth of today's underwater heritage trails and preserves. Each chapter reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies that have been attempted for the public interpretation and preservation of historic sites in aquatic environments. Not only will this book serve to document the progress of those strategies, but it will offer new directions for cultural resource management on future frontiers. <br>(Roger C. Smith, from the Foreword)

James Spirek and Della Scott-Ireton have compiled and edited what is to my knowledge the first published source describing the scope and breadth of today's underwater heritage trails and preserves. Each chapter reflects both the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies that have been attempted for the public interpretation and preservation of historic sites in aquatic environments. Not only will this book serve to document the progress of those strategies, but it will offer new directions for cultural resource management on future frontiers. (Roger C. Smith, from the Foreword)

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