Abstract
AbstractCultural resources can be an important means of connecting people to conservation efforts. Currently, it is difficult to identify and map these tangible and intangible aspects of the landscape. We propose a framework to include cultural resources in spatial conservation planning that acknowledges the different scales of importance and management of sites. Through categorizing and mapping sites of national, state, local, interest group, and community management, cultural resources can be measured and included in existing planning tools. Data on cultural resources are a primary limitation due to availability and fragmentation. Until data sources improve, our framework provides a stopgap that allows for cultural resources to be included in conservation‐planning efforts.
Highlights
Determining conservation priorities at the large-landscape level requires the integration of both biological and social knowledge (Balmford & Cowling, 2006; Ban et al, 2013; Karimi, Tulloch, Brown, & Hockings, 2017)
To identify and value cultural resources, we propose using a classification framework similar to that used by the Gap Analysis Program (GAP) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Protected Areas Categories to classify land stewardship (Dudley, 2008; Jennings, 2000)
Our cultural resources framework interprets management policy decisions as a proxy for the values assigned to sites across the landscape by different audiences
Summary
Determining conservation priorities at the large-landscape level requires the integration of both biological and social knowledge (Balmford & Cowling, 2006; Ban et al, 2013; Karimi, Tulloch, Brown, & Hockings, 2017). Cultural resources are an important social component of the landscape and can be an integral part of landscape level conservation planning (Satterfield, Gregory, Klain, Roberts, & Chan, 2013) These assets represent the connection between people and the places where they live, work, and recreate. The tie to place and history can be a strong motivation for land protection and stakeholder involvement in conservation planning, but is often neglected in planning efforts (Bryan, Raymond, Crossman, & Macdonald, 2010). This general omission is due to the difficulty in identifying cultural resources and their relative importance across the larger landscape (Chan et al, 2011). We propose a framework for mapping cultural resources that is efficient and effective at incorporating cultural resources as social characteristics in planning tools and present a case study to illustrate its use
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