Cultural Landscapes and Adaptation: Identifying the Role of Civic Engagement and Cultural Heritage in Coastal Adaptation Planning

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dc.contributor.authorHelmer, Madeleine
dc.date2023-05-17T17:22:02.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T19:49:12Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T19:49:12Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-01
dc.date.submitted2017-05-24T12:11:39-07:00
dc.description.abstractRecognizing climate change associated threats to coastal environments, civic leaders and policymakers are developing and implementing local adaptation and resilience strategies. Largely absent from this conversation is, however, the cultural heritage of the coast-- the places of local identity, meaning and history. To address this shortcoming, the following study assesses the role of cultural heritage in coastal adaptation planning. The integration of cultural heritage in adaptation planning leads to more holistic, place-based and effective adaptive efforts, and contributes to long-term resilience. Civic engagement is one mechanism for identifying, evaluating and promoting cultural heritage in the coastal planning process. This thesis establishes a theoretical framework relevant to adaptation planning, resilience, place, and civic engagement (Section 2) and evaluates four case studies, featuring communities that have successfully integrated adaptation, resilience, place and civic engagement (Section 3). Establishing a better understanding of how civic engagement is integrated into coastal planning practice today, Section 4 analyzes methods, adaptation planning and civic engagement in 40 coastal municipalities in New Jersey. To conclude, barriers to civic engagement in adaptation planning are identified and recommendations are proposed for developing coastal adaptation planning practices that successfully integrate community vision, local values and cultural heritage.
dc.description.comments<p>Suggested Citation:</p> <p>Helmer, Madeleine (2017). <em>Cultural Landscapes and Adaptation: Identifying the Role of Civic Engagement and Cultural Heritage in Coastal Adaptation Planning.</em> (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/37176
dc.legacy.articleid1627
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1627&amp;context=hp_theses&amp;unstamped=1
dc.source.issue624
dc.source.journalTheses (Historic Preservation)
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.othercoastal planning
dc.subject.otherclimate change
dc.subject.othercommunity participation
dc.subject.othersea level rise
dc.subject.othercultural value
dc.subject.otherHistoric Preservation and Conservation
dc.titleCultural Landscapes and Adaptation: Identifying the Role of Civic Engagement and Cultural Heritage in Coastal Adaptation Planning
dc.typeDissertation/Thesis
digcom.contributor.authorHelmer, Madeleine
digcom.identifierhp_theses/624
digcom.identifier.contextkey10207906
digcom.identifier.submissionpathhp_theses/624
digcom.typethesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterTheses (Historic Preservation)
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