Graduation Year
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Anthropology
Degree Granting Department
Anthropology
Major Professor
Antoinette T. Jackson, Ph.D., MBA
Committee Member
Rebecca K. Zarger, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Kevin Yelvington, Ph.D.
Keywords
Cultural Heritage, Puerto Rico, Cultural Resources Management
Abstract
While the National Park Service is charged with interpreting and preserving areas designated as park resources, they must also manage environmental issues such as erosion resulting from climate change. This research sets out to narrate how Palo Seco, Puerto Rico, a neighboring community of the San Juan National Historic Site, perceives similar environmental conditions and motivations for addressing these issues. My research sits at the intersection between the park’s charter and understanding community implications of environmental changes that affect local heritage. Using Authorized Heritage Discourse and environmental justice as theoretical frameworks, I suggest that the National Park Service should include the observations of climate change from Palo Seco community to broaden Park Service’s understanding and preservation policies. I also recommend the National Park Service utilize cultural resource management guidelines to develop programs that facilitate collaborative research projects with the Palo Seco community to not only address mutual issues of climate changes but also document local heritage knowledge that can enhance the Park’s interpretation and preservation efforts.
Scholar Commons Citation
Walker, Leslie Paul Jr., "Narrating Climate Change at the San Juan National Historic Site at the Community Level" (2015). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/5792
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