Information Systems for Cultural Heritage Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Response, and Heritage Stewardship
Project ID: J8W07100044
Federal Agency: National Park Service
Partner Institution: University of Washington
Fiscal Year: 2010
Initial Funding: $76,257
Total Funding: $76,257
Project Type: Technical Assistance
Project Disciplines: Cultural
National Park: Pacific West Region
Principal Investigator: Llobera, Marcos
Agreement Technical Representative: Dalby, Craig
Abstract: This is a collaborative project between UW and NPS to explore issues for cultural resource management based on spatially and temporally extensive problems such as climate change adaptation. In this project, an information needs assessment for climate change decision making will be conducted, and a process for using that information will be proposed that informs vulnerabilities and risk, and outlines an information system that enables flow between producers and users from multiple disciplines. The goal is to support cultural resource managers who must decide where to focus attention and resources to most effectively preserve our cultural heritage. The project will consist of information needs assessments, review of current practices, and exploring the relationship between the knowledge production phases of field work and the eventual consumption by those making decisions, potentially unforeseen by the original producers. The work will also focus on recommending ways to meet those needs through innovative practice recommendations, presenting these results, and testing them. Products include a final report and articles to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals presenting the results.
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