Living Museums of the Sea in the Dominican Republic: Bridging the Gap Between Cultural and Biological Resources
Author(s): Charles D Beeker; Claudia C. Johnson; Loren Clark; Matthew Maus; Emily Palmer
Year: 2013
Summary
Living Museums of the Sea are public underwater parks that protect significant submerged cultural resources and the associated marine biodiversity by promoting sustainable tourism. The expanding National System in the Dominican Republic offers an alternative to destructive exploitation of the marine environment by providing the opportunity for community participation in preserving the region’s cultural and biological resources for future generations. Living Museums of the Sea provide public access to cultural heritage sites and facilitate continued monitoring and research within these protected areas.
Cite this Record
Living Museums of the Sea in the Dominican Republic: Bridging the Gap Between Cultural and Biological Resources. Charles D Beeker, Claudia C. Johnson, Loren Clark, Matthew Maus, Emily Palmer. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Leicester, England, U.K. 2013 ( tDAR id: 428583)
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Keywords
General
Cultural Heritage
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Heritage Management
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sustainable tourism
Geographic Keywords
United Kingdom
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Western Europe
Spatial Coverage
min long: -8.158; min lat: 49.955 ; max long: 1.749; max lat: 60.722 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 747