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Conservation, Interpretation and Enterprise

Papers presented at The Robert Gordon University Heritage Convention 1993

Edited by J M Fladmark

 

Hardback £42.00   $84.00

Publication date 1993

372 pages

ISBN 978 1 873394 13 7

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This book deals with policy, methods and techniques for the stewardship of land and our cultural assets. The focus is on interpretation and presentation of heritage themes, and the papers will be of interest to those concerned with school and university curricula, those working in museums and galleries, and those in charge of parks and tourist enterprises.

Contents:

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES:

Landscape as heritage - national scenes and global changes David Lowenthal

The elusive reality of landscape - concepts and approaches of landscape Michael Jones

Cultural landscapes - the need for a political perspective Harold Eidsvikl

A study in Nordic landscape planning Magne Bruun

Issues facing Scotland John Arnott

The Scottishness of Scottish architecture - building for people and places Charles McKean

Farm buildings in Norway Jan Vage

Towards a common language - the unifying perceptions of an integrated approach Lesley Macinnes

A journey through Scotland John Foster

PLANNING FOR INTERPRETATION:

Discovering the personality of a region - strategic interpretation in Scotland Magnus Fladmark

The Scottish parks system - a strategy for conservation and enjoyment Timothy Edwards, Nicholas Pennington and Michael Starrett 

Integrated strategies in national parks - experience in England and Wales Peter Freeman and Tim Haley

Access through hostelling - the role and policies of SYHA Philip Lawson and Magnus Fladmark

Explaining the local heritage - the role of a regional archaeologist Ian Shepherd

The heritage of Aberdeen James Wyness

INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION:

The Northeast of Scotland Agricultural Heritage Centre - interpretation at Aden Andrew Hill

The new Lanark story James Arnold

Chatelherault - the restoration and interpretation of a folly James Brockie

Kelburn Country Centre - presenting a family heritage The Earl of Glasgow

Baxters and its visitor centre Gordon Baxter and Finlay Weir

The British Golf Museum Peter Lewis

At their country's call - the heritage of soldiering in Scotland Stephen Wood

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS:

Our heritage - not just an armchair at the fireside of history Duncan Macmillan

The timeless heritage of music John Purser

The Scottish tradition of story telling Donald Archie MacDonald

Everyman's furniture in lowland Scotland David Jones

Bowyery and fletching - the ancient crafts of archery Hugh Soar

Heritage is in the hearth Elisabeth Luard

  The editor:

Magnus Fladmark is Professor Emeritus at Robert Gordon University where he started the Heritage Management Programme in 1992 following a public sector career in which he played a central role in many Scottish heritage initiatives and related government policy. A prolific writer, his advice has been widely sought both at home and abroad. His masters degree course is now taught in Russia, and he has laid the intellectual foundation for the Heyerdahl Institute.

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