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Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a... more Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a chal-lenge, as park management is com-monly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society’s attach-ment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrin-sic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be char-acterized by a group’s desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated b...

Defining the Intangible Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Rec... more Defining the Intangible Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a challenge, as park management is commonly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society's attachment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrinsic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be characterized by a group's desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated built heritage. Battlefields, historic sites, or what have been termed "places of shame" where indigenous people have been massacred by colonizers may encapsulate these values.

Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a... more Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a chal-lenge, as park management is com-monly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society’s attach-ment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrin-sic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be char-acterized by a group’s desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated b...

Revista de Arqueología Americana, No. 21, ARQUEOLOGÍA, PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO Y CONSERVACIÓN EN MESO Y NORTH AMÉRICA (2002), pp. 45-51, 2002

L'archeologie et la conscience culturelle du public au Canada - la situation au niveau federa... more L'archeologie et la conscience culturelle du public au Canada - la situation au niveau federal. Le gouvernement federal est responsable pour une tres grande superficie de territoire au Canada. Cependant, la majorite des ressources archeologiques canadiennes sont sous juridiction des provinces ou territoires. L'absence d'une prise de conscience de la part du public d'un probleme de protection des ressources archeologiques sur les territoires federaux n'a pas donne d'encouragement aux legislateurs pour prendre des mesures legales pour proteger ces ressources qui n'ont meme pas ete inventoriees. Un nouvel effort en ce sens est presentement en cours et son succes depend largement sur une vision commune partagee entre la communaute archeologique et les autochtones.

Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a... more Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a chal-lenge, as park management is com-monly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society’s attach-ment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrin-sic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be char-acterized by a group’s desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated b...

Defining the Intangible Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Rec... more Defining the Intangible Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a challenge, as park management is commonly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society's attachment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrinsic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be characterized by a group's desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated built heritage. Battlefields, historic sites, or what have been termed "places of shame" where indigenous people have been massacred by colonizers may encapsulate these values.

Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a... more Intangible values are by their nature difficult to measure or define. Recognizing them presents a chal-lenge, as park management is com-monly focused on tangible outcomes. Goals associated with infrastructure, law enforcement, income generation, fire, and pest species are perhaps more easily articulated and translated into management action. Because of this, the values held by a park agency can sometimes overshadow the intangible ones at the heart of a society’s attach-ment to place. Intangible values are highly varied. They may include the importance that an urban person places on the intrin-sic existence of a park. This person may feel that the park adds somehow to the quality of the world in which she lives, as well as satisfying her belief in the protection of areas, places, and species from development. At another level, an intangible value may be char-acterized by a group’s desire to see an event or person commemorated through the protection of a landscape and its associated b...

Revista de Arqueología Americana, No. 21, ARQUEOLOGÍA, PATRIMONIO ARQUEOLÓGICO Y CONSERVACIÓN EN MESO Y NORTH AMÉRICA (2002), pp. 45-51, 2002

L'archeologie et la conscience culturelle du public au Canada - la situation au niveau federa... more L'archeologie et la conscience culturelle du public au Canada - la situation au niveau federal. Le gouvernement federal est responsable pour une tres grande superficie de territoire au Canada. Cependant, la majorite des ressources archeologiques canadiennes sont sous juridiction des provinces ou territoires. L'absence d'une prise de conscience de la part du public d'un probleme de protection des ressources archeologiques sur les territoires federaux n'a pas donne d'encouragement aux legislateurs pour prendre des mesures legales pour proteger ces ressources qui n'ont meme pas ete inventoriees. Un nouvel effort en ce sens est presentement en cours et son succes depend largement sur une vision commune partagee entre la communaute archeologique et les autochtones.