[BCMA] Cultural Landscapes course at UVic - April 8-13, 2013

Thu Feb 21 11:53:31 PST 2013

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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, British Columbia is pleased to offer the following learning opportunity for professionals and volunteers working in a wide range of fields that come together in the management of cultural landscapes.
Please join us on-campus in April for:

Cultural Landscapes (HA 489G)

April 8 - 13, 2013; on-campus offering

Instructor: Wendy Shearer, FCSLA, CAHP

>From the landscapes associated with historic buildings, industries and rural communities, to traditional use sites of First Nations peoples, cultural landscapes are tremendously diverse resources that present special conservation and management challenges. This course explores the range and characteristics of cultural landscapes including designed gardens and parks, urban neighbourhoods, and traditional-use sites.

The course sets out the planning process for consultation, and the development of conservation strategies including preservation, restoration and reuse planning.  It explores the current conservation standards and guidelines and tools such as designation, registration, and easements.

Topics include:

*         defining and documenting cultural landscapes based on historic research, inventory and analysis of the cultural resources

*         recognizing evolving interaction between natural systems and human interventions

*         evaluating heritage values, significance, and integrity

*         planning sustainable conservation and management strategies including preservation, restoration and reuse

*         balancing conflicting resources and uses

Field trip / case study:
As part of the course, participants will undertake a field trip to D'Arcy Island, one of 15 islands in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve (www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/gulf/carte-map-fl.aspx).  D'Arcy Island will be used as a case study, whereby participants will apply an inventory, documentation and evaluation process to this complex and historically-rich site.  In collaboration with Parks Canada staff, course participants will work in groups to evaluate the site's heritage values and cultural resources, identify issues and opportunities for its conservation, and propose management and interpretation strategies for its significant cultural landscape. This case study will provide course participants with the skills to apply a theoretical cultural resource framework to an actual site with multiple challenges.

What participants from the 2011 course offering have to say:
"I found this course opened my eyes to the broader, overall usefulness of cultural landscapes and all they take in."

"The instructor was wonderful and very passionate about her work."

Fee: Fee: CAD $693 (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options) including a CAD$75 materials fee and a CAD$100 tuition/registration deposit is required with each registration form. The tuition balance of CAD$518 is due on or before the first day of the course. UVSS Fees will also be assessed to credit students only.

Registration deadline: March 11, 2013; late registrations accepted if space permits.

For more information, including registration information, please visit:

http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/Course/Cultural-Landscapes/HA489G/

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About the Instructor:

Wendy Shearer is an award-winning landscape architect and heritage consultant with over 30 years of experience in the research, documentation, assessment and conservation planning of cultural heritage landscapes.  She is Managing Director of Cultural Heritage in the planning firm of MHBC based in Kitchener, Ontario.  She is a member of the College of Fellows of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects since 2011 and  the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals since 1990. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Guelph between 1995 and 1999.  Wendy has been involved in numerous heritage projects throughout Ontario including heritage conservation districts, historic parks, gardens and estates from the early nineteenth and twentieth century.

Wendy is an active member of the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation and the Heritage Preservation Professional Interest Group of the American Society of Landscape Architects.  She is a frequent invited speaker in both the US and Canada on heritage landscape conservation issues. She brings to this course demonstrated expertise in developing conservation plans and implementation strategies based on the heritage values and resources of the property.  She is also experienced in presenting a theoretical foundation based on current standards and guidelines for conservation and the practice of planning and managing heritage landscapes.

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About Our Program

The Cultural Resource Management Program offers courses for professionals, volunteers and board members in museums, galleries, heritage sites, cultural centres and related organizations. Courses are designed to address the emerging needs of the sector and build your personal and organizational capacity.

In our courses, you interact with colleagues from across North America and beyond, participate in stimulating learning activities, and relate your learning to the practical issues and realities of your workplace and community. Courses are taught by instructors who are leading professionals in the field.

Courses can be taken individually or towards a comprehensive diploma or focused professional specialization certificate. Individual credit and non-credit course registration options are also available. Choose the program and / or course best suited to meet your needs from the flexible options available.

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For more information, including how to register:

Visit our website:  http://www.continuingstudies.uvic.ca/cultural

Contact us: crmcoord at uvic.ca or (250) 721-8457.

Join us on Twitter @UVIC_CRMProgram!

Connect with us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/CulturalResourceManagement

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