Community project

Abstract: About the editors and contributors Acknowledgements Preface PART I Definitions, History and Issues 1 1. Participation, empowerment and sustainable development 3 RACHEL SLOCUM AND BARBARA THOMAS-SLAYTER 2. A brief history of participatory methodologies 9 BARBARA THOMAS-SLAYTER 3. Participation in context: key questions 17 DIANNE ROCHELEAU AND RACHEL SLOCUM PART II Methods and Ethics in Our Research and in Our Use of Media 31 4. Women's rendering of rights and space: reflections on feminist 33 research methods LOUISE FORTMANN 5. Media ethics: no magic solutions 41 RENUKA BERY PART III Tools for Environmental and Social Change 51 6. How to use the tools and how to facilitate 53 Activities, Resources and Benefits Analysis 59 Advocacy Planning 64 Communicating with Officials and Outsiders 68 Community Drama 72 Conflict Resolution I: Definition 75 Conflict Resolution II: Walking in Others' Shoes 78 Conflict Resolution III: Negotiation 82 Division of Labour Focus Groups Gender Analysis Activity Profile Gender Myths Gendered Resource Mapping Group Definition Household Interviews Institutional Diagramming and Analysis Land Use Feltboard Landscape/Lifescape Mapping Legal Rights I: Education Legal Rights II: The Woman's Walk Mapping the Body Network Formation Oral Life Histories Personal and Household Resources Photography Problem Solving: Trees, Ranking, Assessment Seasonal Activities Calendar Social Network Mapping Study Trips Time Line Variations Transects Video I: Developing a Community Project Video II: Demystifying the Technology Wealth Ranking Who Am I? Who Decides? Endnotes Bibliography

Abstract: Like other forms of heritage, landscape provides a vital repository of cultural meaning in relation to identity, belonging and sense of place. Despite this, the process of heritage management tends to obscure these links between landscapes and communities, and is thus neglectful of the experiences, perspectives and recollections that both individuals and groups bring to their engagement with heritage. This paper draws on the Hareshaw Linn community project to illustrate the diverse ways in which communities construct relationships with landscape. This case study serves as a reminder that the heritage management process cannot usefully be reduced to the technical and scientific practice it is often assumed to be, as it is often both emotional and conflict ridden. In light of this, it is essential to question why landscape is underplayed in legislation and public policy, and this necessarily entails the exploration of issues such as ownership, power, knowledge and ‘public’ heritage.