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Date: | Sat, 4 Mar 2000 12:31:34 +0800 |
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Hi all
I have a problem. I need to convince about 20 largely anti heritage owners
within a precinct that it would be of benefit to them to let me and an
architect survey the area and put in place some management policies aimed at
looking after and interpreting the heritage of the area. I need info on
other heritage architectural/historical/archaeological projects which have
been successful in attracting tourists.
The precinct is a heritage conservation area (not that that means anything
at all in reality). It was the Chinatown of a port which is now a tourism
town and is still promoted as Chinatown to the tourists. It is also the main
shopping precinct in the town for tourists and locals alike. Some of the
shops are still partly original fabric, others have been restored to look
the part, others are modern including a shopping mall. The architectural
heritage is known to be comprised no one knows about the archaeological. It
would be the archaeology of a corrugated iron shanty town that we are
dealing with.
We have some funding to start the project from the Heritage Council, the
local shire wants us as long as it does not cost them too much. The problem
is getting permission to get onto the lots which are all privately owned. We
are hoping to get at least one or two owners on side to start with ( they
are not all anti heritage). Then go up and do the project in mini on those
lots with a small test excavation in a likely area to demonstrate what you
can find out on sites like this. We are going to make a video of the work to
be left in the town for tourist viewing and when we take the video there we
are going to make a pitch to the owners to try and get them to see that
there are benefits.
That is were I need your help. I need info on other projects which have
integrated archaeology/architecture/history within a tourism oriented town
and boosted the local economy. These owners are business men they are not
interested in heritage (it stops them doing whatever they want) only in
money and the tourists bring the money. Projects which are dealing with
similar shanty town remains would be most useful. I am not expecting any
substantial foundations that can be excavated and left on display.
As I see it we need to integrate the archaeology especially into the local
planning scheme so that as owners want to develop their site advice and
monitoring/excavation is set into place. The results of which are then fed
in a useful and visual way into the interpretation of the precinct to
tourists. What I need is advice on ways and means and examples of where this
has worked out.
Any offers?
Gaye
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