People and Places on the Outer Cape: A Landscape Character Study
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, Cape Cod National Seashore, Omsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Northeast Regional Ethnography Program. 2004. People and Places on the Outer Cape: A Landscape Character Study. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Amherst, Massachusetts
When Cape Cod National Seashore was established in 1961, the legislation recognized that the meaning and significance of the landscape could never truly be preserved without also helping to maintain the life of the people who live there. This report documents and analyzes the complex interactions of people and places on the Outer Cape, recognizing that preservation efforts must take into account how people and the landscape have mutually influenced one another for thousands of years. This study has been produced to understand, document, and analyze the complex interactions of people and places on the Outer Cape, both historically and today. The purpose of this study is to provide National Park Service and local government officials, as well as other organizations and all residents of the Outer Cape, an improved basis for making the decisions that ultimately will decide the protection of the landscape character. The report includes an overview of trends and landscape history, examples of existing landscape character, excerpts from conversations, and conclusions. The University of Massachusetts Amherts, National Park Service, and residents and officials of the Outer Cape collaborated to produce this study. The effort was initiated by the Cape Cod National Seashore, the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, and the NPS Northeastern Regional Ethnography Program. The research was conducted by faculty and students of the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and the Department of History, of the University of Massachusetts.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning; Cape Cod National Seashore; Omsted Center for Landscape Preservation; Northeast Regional Ethnography Program
- Date of Issue
- 2004-06
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- CACO , HIST , NER
- Keywords
- agriculture, Cape Cod, CLR, coastal erosion, cottages, Cultural Landscape, cultural landscape report, Cultural Resources, ehistory, ethnography, fishing, graduate studio, History, interview, landscape character, lifeways, memory, OCLP, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Outer Cape, public history, public meetings, recreation, tourism