Beyond the Waters' Edge: Complexity and Conservation Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage by Public Agencies in North Carolina

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dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorEwen, Charles R., 1956-
dc.contributor.authorWatkins-Kenney, Sarah
dc.contributor.departmentCoastal Resources Management
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-12T18:42:26Z
dc.date.available2020-01-23T09:01:59Z
dc.date.created2019-05
dc.date.issued2019-04-29
dc.date.submittedMay 2019
dc.date.updated2019-06-11T15:56:19Z
dc.degree.departmentCoastal Resources Management
dc.degree.disciplinePHD-Coastal Resources Mgmt
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePh.D.
dc.description.abstractThis study used a mixed methods case study approach to investigate the nature and behavior of the system in North Carolina within which managers in its public agency for Archives and History have implemented public policy to conserve the state's underwater cultural heritage since the early 1960s. The study provides a history of conservation management of underwater cultural heritage in North Carolina, methodologies, and a conceptual framework to help conservation managers identify and understand contexts within which they are working as either traditional or complex management systems. By organization theory, understanding context is recognized as crucial for effective management. When physical remains of the past are discovered in state waters it may be obvious to a professional conservator what actions are needed. Deciding what actions are taken, however, lies with public agency managers - beyond the waters' edge. Factors investigated for this study were players' (public, political, professional) interests, conservation actions, and time. Data was analyzed from the perspectives of three public policy systems models. Archives and History's management system generally was found to be traditional, but six case study sites were identified as complex adaptive systems.
dc.embargo.lift2019-11-01
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/7231
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectconservation
dc.subjectcomplexity
dc.subjectunderwater cultural heritage
dc.subject.lcshUnderwater archaeology--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshPublic administration--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshCultural property--Protection--North Carolina
dc.titleBeyond the Waters' Edge: Complexity and Conservation Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage by Public Agencies in North Carolina
dc.typeDoctoral Dissertation
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