Eroding Paradigms: Heritage in an Age of Climate Gentrification

Wiggins, Meredith

doi:10.1353/cot.2018.0006

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“…Beyond immediate and long term financial setbacks including the costs of rebuilding and temporary housing (Ratcliffe et al, 2019 ), recurrent disasters have negative mental health consequences on populations due to the erosion of certain psycho-social contexts (Wind et. al, 2013 ) and the potential loss of intangibles such as cultural heritage (Wiggins, 2018 ). After time, this psychological toll on residents may reduce the likelihood of people returning after repeated exposure as perception of risk increases.…”

Section: Our Contribution: Establishing a Climate Migration Typology For Us Citiesmentioning

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Vulnerable City, recipient city, or climate destination? Towards a typology of domestic climate migration impacts in US cities

Marandi

Main

2021

J Environ Stud Sci

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Globally, the impacts of climate change will uproot and displace millions of individuals, and American cities are on the frontline of these future population shifts. Our analysis of empirical documentation of migration factors as well as theoretical demographic models shows three predominate types of US cities affected by climate migration pathways: (1) vulnerable cities—those that will suffer significant losses in population and tax revenue; (2) recipient cities—those that serve as unsuspecting or unwilling “receiving communities” from sudden-onset disasters without preparation; and (3) climate destinations—cities seeking to rebrand their communities as “climate havens” that welcome displaced residents through equitable planning and preparation. Despite the evidence of such migration trends, there currently is limited guidance for governments at any scale to plan and prepare for these changes. Forced or unplanned migrations will have a profound and disproportionate impact on communities of color, the elderly, and other at-risk populations that are already experiencing the compounding effects of climate and environmental injustices. A lack of adequate preparation and resources dedicated to minimizing the impacts of planned and unplanned migration pathways could exacerbate existing economic, environmental, and social inequalities. Drawing from case studies in cities across the country that illustrate the typology outlined above, this paper presents a framework with preliminary strategies for policy makers to bridge knowledge gaps and design responses for both short- and long-term planning initiatives. In particular, we encourage the use of typological frameworks for implementing scenario planning that can help cities navigate the challenges of planning for future climate-migration to plan for more sustainable, inclusive, and equitable cities for all.

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Section: Our Contribution: Establishing a Climate Migration Typology For Us Citiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vulnerable City, recipient city, or climate destination? Towards a typology of domestic climate migration impacts in US cities

Marandi

Main

2021

J Environ Stud Sci

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“…The term “climate gentrification” is used to describe the dislocation of all but the most wealthy residents; this can combine with “gentrification,” the pushing out of middle and lower income people by higher income groups. These pressures affect the built heritage along with the associated community values (Wiggins 2018 ). The ben custom—loom tradition of Chakma people (Fig.…”

Section: Climate Relocation and Intangible Cultural Heritagementioning

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“…Whose heritage elements will survive depends on how resettled groups are integrated in receiving communities. Cultural values embedded into climate change policies can contribute to the preservation of the material and immaterial values of vulnerable populations (Wiggins 2018 ). Progress must be made in understanding the challenges and the potential benefits brought by migrants relocating in response to climate changes.…”

Section: Intangible Heritage For the Integration Of Climate-displaced Communitiesmentioning

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Intangible cultural heritage: a benefit to climate-displaced and host communities

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Lerski

2021

J Environ Stud Sci

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Climate change is borderless, and its impacts are not shared equally by all communities. It causes an imbalance between people by creating a more desirable living environment for some societies while erasing settlements and shelters of some others. Due to floods, sea level rise, destructive storms, drought, and slow-onset factors such as salinization of water and soil, people lose their lands, homes, and natural resources. Catastrophic events force people to move voluntarily or involuntarily. The relocation of communities is a debatable climate adaptation measure which requires utmost care with human rights, ethics, and psychological well-being of individuals upon the issues of discrimination, conflict, and security. As the number of climate-displaced populations grows, the generations-deep connection to their rituals, customs, and ancestral ties with the land, cultural practices, and intangible cultural heritage become endangered. However, intangible heritage is often overlooked in the context of climate displacement. This paper presents reflections based on observations regarding the intangible heritage of voluntarily displaced communities. It begins by examining intangible heritage under the threat of climate displacement, with place-based examples. It then reveals intangible heritage as a catalyst to building resilient communities by advocating for the cultural values of indigenous and all people in climate action planning. It concludes the discussion by presenting the implications of climate displacement in existing intangible heritage initiatives. This article seeks to contribute to the emerging policies of preserving intangible heritage in the context of climate displacement.

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“…As people are being separated from the places and spaces they know, practitioners, institutions and governments have a duty to help safeguard all types of cultural heritage (Wiggins, 2018), and to equip local communities to take action themselves and give support to whatever actions they take (Herrmann, 2017). This is especially true for more vulnerable and marginalized communities, communities of color and indigenous populations.…”

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Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change

Rushfield¹

2021

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Climate change has become one of the most significant and fastest growing threats to cultural heritage around the globe. Yet cultural heritage sites and collections also serve as invaluable sources of resilience for communities to address climate change. In March 2020, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Collections Program convened the symposium “Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change” to empower cultural heritage authorities, managers, and advocates to pursue more ambitious engagement and collaborative approaches to climate change. Speakers explored six categories of cultural heritage identified by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS): Cultural Landscapes and Historic Urban Landscapes, Archaeological Sites, Built Heritage (Buildings and Structures), Cultural Communities, Intangible Cultural Heritage, and Museums and Collections. <div><br></div><div>Contributors: Jean Carroon, Antonietta Catanzariti, Carl Elefante, Nicole Heller, Victoria Herrmann, Amber Kerr, Ken Kimmell, Adam Markham, Henry McGhie, Jenny Newell, Isabel C. Rivera-Collazo, Erin Seekamp, Sarah Sutton, Alison Tickell, William G. Tompkins, Meredith Wiggins, Ashley Robbins Wilson, Janene Yazzie</div>

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Eroding Paradigms: Heritage in an Age of Climate Gentrification

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Vulnerable City, recipient city, or climate destination? Towards a typology of domestic climate migration impacts in US cities

Vulnerable City, recipient city, or climate destination? Towards a typology of domestic climate migration impacts in US cities

Intangible cultural heritage: a benefit to climate-displaced and host communities

Stemming the Tide: Global Strategies for Sustaining Cultural Heritage through Climate Change

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