Swain, H. (1993). Rescuing the historic environment. Rescue News 58. Vol 58, pp. 1-8.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Rescuing the historic environment | ||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Rescue News 58 | ||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Rescue News | ||
Volume Volume number and part |
58 | ||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
1 - 8 | ||
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Journal | ||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This issue comprises a summary of the proceedings of the January 1993 RESCUE conference. An introductory session provided an overview of the conference aims, the first paper comparing archaeological with general environmental conservation and the second giving the background to the present organisation of archaeology, with reference to recent draining of a wetland area near York. The following session considered the roles of various national bodies involved in heritage and nature conservation. The general progress of archaeological management since the publication of English Heritage's Ancient Monuments in the Countryside (see 88/123) was reviewed and the respective influences of Scottish Natural Heritage, the Countryside Commission, MAFF, the Forestry Commission, and the National Trust (England) were discussed. The third session examined twelve examples of active fieldwork concerning historic landscapes. The first was an overview of survey and recording by the RCHME, mentioning the NMR and SMRs. This was followed by an explanation of the London TIDES environmental project. The next paper examined archaeological management in York and its environs: the situation in the city was compared and contrasted with that in the hinterland. The problem of contaminated land was then considered with regard to industrial monuments and this was followed by a paper describing the landscapes associated with Cheshire's post medieval salt industry (around the Lion Salt Works). The sixth paper looked at archaeology as an aspect of the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Archaeological management problems associated with the re-establishment of wetland habitats in the Somerset Levels and Moors conservation project were then highlighted. The work of the National Trust (England) in combining nature conservation with archaeology was illustrated with reference to Alum works (North Yorkshire) and Croft Castle (Hereford and Worcester). The extent to which practical conservation of monuments is linked to countryside management was discussed with reference to the work of Clwyd County Council. The role of local government in archaeological management was also considered with regard to imminent reorganisation by Berkshire County Council and the proposed `externalisation' [privatisation] of the department responsible for archaeological services, including the SMR. The penultimate paper called for conservation training to take account of the changing needs of the 1990s and to break down the barriers between archaeological and environmental disciplines. Finally, archaeology's contribution to environmental studies was emphasised and, at a more philosophical level, heritage management was shown to be a contemporary process, in which active choices are exercised in the creation and destruction of aspects of `the past'. The closing session included David Bellamy's personal perspective on the politics of campaigning for the environment, with reference to the Twyford Down protest. This was followed by a discussion of how policies for sustainable development might affect the archaeological resource. Tourism and conservation were then considered by a professional tourism consultant who compared the approaches adopted in Britain and on the Continent. The text of the concluding overview paper `RESCUE and the historic environment' (5--7) by Jean Mellor</ze> \\bold{} is printed in full. This paper reviews the effect of recent policy, the publication of PPG 16 and the creation of the Department of National Heritage, summarising the legislation and regulations applicable to archaeology. | ||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1993 | ||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Jan 2002 |
