TOURISM AND TRAVEL: ADJECTIVAL TOURISM AND NICHE TOURISM: HERITAGE TOURISM : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT : UNITED STATES: STATES: NEW MEXICO: Heritage Tourism and the Federal Government: Northern New Mexico Perspectives
David P. Dillard
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TOURISM AND TRAVEL:
ADJECTIVAL TOURISM AND NICHE TOURISM:
HERITAGE TOURISM :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT :
UNITED STATES: STATES: NEW MEXICO:
Heritage Tourism and the Federal Government:
Northern New Mexico Perspectives
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Heritage Tourism and the Federal Government:
Northern New Mexico Perspectives
http://www.achp.gov/heritagetourism.pdf
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Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Issues Forum Report
Espanola, New Mexico
August 7, 2002
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Table of Contents
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Respecting Cultural Diversity
Successful Models of Heritage Tourism Public-Private Partnerships
Proposed Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area
Problems that Undermine Successful Heritage Tourism Partnerships and
Initiatives
Improving Federal Government Support of Heritage
Tourism
Conclusion
Attachments
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Executive Summary
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Executive Summary
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On August 7, 2002, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
sponsored an issues forum in Espanola, New Mexico, on heritage tourism and
the Federal government. Representatives of State, tribal, and local
interests from Northern New Mexico offered perspectives on their
public-private partnerships involving heritage tourism. Initiatives
discussed included the National Scenic Byways Program, the Resource
Conservation and Development Program, the Rural Economic Development
Through Tourism Project, several U.S. Forest Service activities, and the
proposed Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area. The importance of
respecting cultural diversity in all of these programs was stressed.
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Participants noted some of the problems that can threaten the success of
heritage tourism initiatives, including insufficient attention to
questions of sustainability, a shortage of development mechanisms,
inconsistent and sometimes inadequate participation by Federal agencies,
and lack of planning to offset potential negative impacts of heritage
tourism. Attendees also offered a number of specific suggestions for how
the Federal government could improve its support of heritage tourism,
ranging from creating new Federal programs, to enhancing use of existing
programs, to encouraging Federal land managers to be better and more
frequent partners in heritage tourism initiatives. Despite its regional
perspective, several conclusions can be drawn from the meeting that are
broad enough in scope to merit careful consideration by ACHP as it further
explores the role of the Federal government in heritage tourism. These
include:
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While new Federal funding to support heritage tourism should be
considered, the Federal government should work to encourage the full and
effective use of existing funding sources.
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Federal land managing agencies should be encouraged to participate in
public-private partnerships that would promote heritage tourism.
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The Federal government should consider development of a centralized or
coordinated program to support heritage tourism through promotion,
development, and marketing. Such a program could include dissemination of
heritage tourism best practices.
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Any Federal programs promoting heritage tourism through funding and
technical assistance should be premised on local planning and
decisionmaking. Checks and balances should be in place, however, to ensure
that funded projects are sustainable.
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The Federal government should consider how it can encourage more direct
economic benefit from heritage tourism for preserving, maintaining, and
operating the historic sites that attract visitors, rather than have
visitor tax revenues and other public financial support going
predominantly to new facility development or promotion.
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Any Federal programs to promote heritage tourism should respect the
uniqueness of each areas history and its multiple cultures, and help the
public understand how the interaction of those cultures contributed to the
areas heritage.
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
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Given the geographic focus of the Espanola issues forum, participants
addressed issues of particular concern in Northern New Mexico, which may
or may not have specific applicability in other parts of the country.
However, one can reach conclusions from these regional perspectives that
are broad enough in scope to merit careful consideration by ACHP as it
further explores the role of the Federal government in heritage tourism.
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These include:
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While new Federal funding to support heritage tourism should be
considered, the Federal government should work to encourage the full and
effective use of existing funding sources.
Federal land managing agencies should be encouraged to participate in
public-private partnerships that would promote heritage tourism.
The Federal government should consider development of a centralized or
coordinated program to support heritage tourism through promotion,
development, and marketing. Such a program could include dissemination of
heritage tourism best practices.
Any Federal programs promoting heritage tourism through funding and
technical assistance should be premised on local planning and
decisionmaking. Checks and balances should be in place, however, to ensure
that funded projects are sustainable.
The Federal government should consider how it can encourage more direct
economic benefit from heritage tourism for preserving, maintaining, and
operating the historic sites that attract visitors, rather than have
visitor tax revenues and other public financial support going
predominantly to new facility development or promotion.
Any Federal programs to promote heritage tourism should respect the
uniqueness of each areas history and its multiple cultures, and help the
public understand how the interaction of those cultures contributed to the
areas heritage.
The Espanola issues forum provided ACHP an important opportunity to hear
firsthand from representatives of State, tribal, and local interests
regarding the obstacles and opportunities related to Federal support of
heritage tourism. ACHP thanks all of the participants for their time and
their insights.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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