Sustainability in community archaeology

This paper considers the rise of community archaeology in England and Wales, its relationships with other branches of archaeology, and its longterm sustainability. Possible meanings of sustainability are discussed from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, before questions of social, i...

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Main Author: Paul Belford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JAS Arqueología 2017-01-01
Series:AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology
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Online Access:http://revistas.jasarqueologia.es/index.php/APJournal/article/view/58
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spelling doaj-d56eaf2b94fe45f59a6ebed2f6a6e6772021-08-02T05:33:33ZengJAS ArqueologíaAP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology2171-63152017-01-0142214410.23914/ap.v4i2.5857Sustainability in community archaeologyPaul BelfordThis paper considers the rise of community archaeology in England and Wales, its relationships with other branches of archaeology, and its longterm sustainability. Possible meanings of sustainability are discussed from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, before questions of social, intellectual and economic sustainability in community archaeology are considered. It is argued that true sustainability for community archaeology will only be possible if research outcomes and public benefit are considered as being of equal value.http://revistas.jasarqueologia.es/index.php/APJournal/article/view/58CommunitySustainabilityTheoryPublic Archaeology
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author Paul Belford
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Sustainability in community archaeology
AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology
Community
Sustainability
Theory
Public Archaeology
author_facet Paul Belford
author_sort Paul Belford
title Sustainability in community archaeology
title_short Sustainability in community archaeology
title_full Sustainability in community archaeology
title_fullStr Sustainability in community archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability in community archaeology
title_sort sustainability in community archaeology
publisher JAS Arqueología
series AP : Online Journal in Public Archaeology
issn 2171-6315
publishDate 2017-01-01
description This paper considers the rise of community archaeology in England and Wales, its relationships with other branches of archaeology, and its longterm sustainability. Possible meanings of sustainability are discussed from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, before questions of social, intellectual and economic sustainability in community archaeology are considered. It is argued that true sustainability for community archaeology will only be possible if research outcomes and public benefit are considered as being of equal value.
topic Community
Sustainability
Theory
Public Archaeology
url http://revistas.jasarqueologia.es/index.php/APJournal/article/view/58
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