A Companion to Cultural Resource Management ISBN: 9781444396065 Platform/Publisher: WOL / John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited Subjects: Social & Behavioral Sciences; Archaeology;
A Companion to Cultural Resource Management is an essential guide to those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of CRM and heritage management. Expert contributors share their knowledge and illustrate CRM's practice and scope, as well as the core issues and realities in preserving cultural heritages worldwide. Edited by one of the world's leading experts in the field of cultural resource management, with contributions by a wide range of experts, including archaeologists, architectural historians, museum curators, historians, and representatives of affected groups Offers a broad view of cultural resource management that includes archaeological sites, cultural landscapes, historic structures, shipwrecks, scientific and technological sites and objects, as well as intangible resources such as language, religion, and cultural values Highlights the realities that face CRM practitioners "on the ground"
Thomas F. King s an independent writer, consultant and trainer in cultural resource management, and conducts archaeological research in California and Micronesia. King works extensively with indigenous groups and local communities to ensure that their cultural places and concerns are considered in development planning. He also works as an archaeologist with The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) tracing the 1937 disappearance of famed aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. King's books include Cultural Resource Laws and Practice , 3rd Edition, Saving Places that Matter: A Citizen's Guide to the National Historic Preservation Act , and Our Unprotected Heritage: Whitewashing the Destruction of our Cultural and Natural Environment .
