Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise

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dc.contributor.advisorParkington, Johnen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJakavula, Zukisani Vincenten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-19T06:45:46Z
dc.date.available2014-11-19T06:45:46Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 183-201.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe coastline of South Africa is used by diverse groups of people for a wide variety of reasons ranging from economic, scientific, social, and recreational. For the users to obtain optimum utility it is imperative that ways and means of developing the coast and its potential are put in place, in the face of rapid urban, industrial, and rural development. In the past the coast was an important place for human settlement, as it still is today. Past human settlement left traces that are now threatened by development. The fragile nature of these past settlements means that there is an urgent need to preserve these archaeological sites. Archaeologists and other conservationists recognise that development is a fact of life. Therefore in order to realise fully the potential of the coast a proper management plan for archaeological resources is needed. The management plan should be drafted with input from natural and social scientists, economists, technical experts, and communities that depend on the coastline for their livelihood. This will ensure that development is well planned, user conflicts resolved, and ecological damage minimised. The management plan for coastal archaeological resources will take into consideration the sensitiveness of the area and the potential for development. This project will be undertaken in consultation with professional archaeologists, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the National Monuments Council, biologists, geologists, local communities, town planners, architects, and other stakeholders. The objective here is to formulate a "red flagging" system that will alert the appropriate regulatory institution and therefore enable the institution to encourage development where it will do least harm to archaeological resources. The broad aim above is addressed by first documenting existing information on archaeological resources and current patterns of distribution which are then entered as overlays in a Geographical Information System model. The distribution maps of archaeological resources together with geological, geomorphological and vegetational GIS overlays are used to predict site distribution in unsearched areas in order to produce an Archaeological Sensitivity Model.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJakavula, Z. V. (1999). <i>Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9726en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJakavula, Zukisani Vincent. <i>"Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9726en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJakavula, Z. 1999. Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Jakavula, Zukisani Vincent AB - The coastline of South Africa is used by diverse groups of people for a wide variety of reasons ranging from economic, scientific, social, and recreational. For the users to obtain optimum utility it is imperative that ways and means of developing the coast and its potential are put in place, in the face of rapid urban, industrial, and rural development. In the past the coast was an important place for human settlement, as it still is today. Past human settlement left traces that are now threatened by development. The fragile nature of these past settlements means that there is an urgent need to preserve these archaeological sites. Archaeologists and other conservationists recognise that development is a fact of life. Therefore in order to realise fully the potential of the coast a proper management plan for archaeological resources is needed. The management plan should be drafted with input from natural and social scientists, economists, technical experts, and communities that depend on the coastline for their livelihood. This will ensure that development is well planned, user conflicts resolved, and ecological damage minimised. The management plan for coastal archaeological resources will take into consideration the sensitiveness of the area and the potential for development. This project will be undertaken in consultation with professional archaeologists, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the National Monuments Council, biologists, geologists, local communities, town planners, architects, and other stakeholders. The objective here is to formulate a "red flagging" system that will alert the appropriate regulatory institution and therefore enable the institution to encourage development where it will do least harm to archaeological resources. The broad aim above is addressed by first documenting existing information on archaeological resources and current patterns of distribution which are then entered as overlays in a Geographical Information System model. The distribution maps of archaeological resources together with geological, geomorphological and vegetational GIS overlays are used to predict site distribution in unsearched areas in order to produce an Archaeological Sensitivity Model. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise TI - Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9726 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9726
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJakavula ZV. Archaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exercise. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9726en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchaeologyen_ZA
dc.titleArchaeological sensitivity model : a cultural resource management exerciseen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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