Managing Culturally Significant Agricultural Landscapes in the National Park System
National Park Service and Westmacott R. 1998. Managing Culturally Significant Agricultural Landscapes in the National Park System. Cultural Landscape Guidance Documents. Subagreement CA-0422-2-9021/6. Cooperative Agreement CA-5000-8-8009.. National Park Service. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
During the mid-1990's, the Park Cultural Landscapes Program of the National Park Service, in cooperation with the University of Georgia (Athens, GA), undertook a study of agricultural use in the national park system. This final draft report is intended to assist park managers in assessing the cultural significance of agriculture in their parks, and in developing appropriate and realistic management solutions that preserve those aspects of agriculture that are significant. Agriculture is a unique combination of nature and culture, and a farm is simultaneously an ecosystem, a social system, and an economic system. Agricultural landscapes reflect the connection to natural processes and human traditions. This manual is intended to be flexible enough to allow for regional differences and site-specific circumstances, while also providing a framework through which the National Park Service can manage agricultural landscapes with a level of consistancy.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- National Park Service; Westmacott, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 1998-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- SARA , VOYA
- Keywords
- agricultural technology, Agriculture, Cultural Landscape, Cultural Resources, farm, Livestock, Management