Heritage Assets in Inland Waters: An Appraisal of Archaeology Underwater in England’s Rivers and Canals

Firth, Antony

doi:10.1080/17567505.2015.1099926

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“…What is needed is more scientific analysis of the impact of fishing gear on archaeology, which would allow us to understand and therefore mitigate these impacts. The author acknowledges this (p 62) and it has been done by other studies such as those of Brennan (Brennan et al 2016), which has shown the worth of this approach to archaeology, and more generally by Firth (Firth et al 2013). Indeed, the lack of scientific analysis is the most surprising aspect of this volume.…”

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“…Fishing can and does occur on sites for years with no obvious damage occurring. We are advised that the wreck of U-1208 is covered in fishing gear and shows extensive battle damage, but no mention is made of any damage caused by the gear (p 70), or that at least five UK protected wrecks have been disturbed by gear, although the source quoted (Firth et al 2013, 90) states that it is not known if any actual damage occurred in four of these cases. We are also told that ‘The total volume of pre-WWI guns caught off UK waters since the 1970s … retained as garden attractions, sold or left to crumble is unquantifiable’ (p 69), but the UK Receiver of Wreck, to whom all such discoveries must be reported by law, can only recall one such event since 2001.…”

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Fishing and Shipwreck Heritage: marine archaeology’s greatest threat? By Sean A Kingsley. 220mm. Pp 176, 16 b&w ills. Debates in Archaeology Series, Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2016. ISBN9781472573605. £45 (hbk).

Parham¹

2018

Antiq. J.

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Fishing and Shipwreck Heritage: marine archaeology’s greatest threat? By Sean A Kingsley. 220mm. Pp 176, 16 b&w ills. Debates in Archaeology Series, Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2016. ISBN9781472573605. £45 (hbk).

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Antiq. J.

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“…They are linear paths of high cultural value where it is possible to identify specific and unique cultural landscapes, while secondary or minor waterways are equally significant as a multi-functional resource to be valued by society (Vallerani and Visentin, 2018). Secondary waterways are essentially local waterways for local people, but with the potential to fulfill many of the functions provided by main waterways (Firth, 2015). Most of these secondary waterways are located in rural areas, where natural resources that traditionally formed the basis for regional competitiveness are now increasingly subjected to other demands, including tourist attraction (Carson, 2014).…”

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Promoting historical irrigation canals as natural and cultural heritage in mass-tourism destinations

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Verdaguer

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the tourism potential of natural and cultural heritage in historical irrigation canals by promoting social learning and providing digital tools to local and visitors. Design/methodology/approach This research is based on the EUWATHER project (JPI – Cultural Heritage, HERITAGE PLUS Joint Call 2015), through which new opportunities for eco-tourism and outdoor recreation as a driver for sustainable development of historical irrigation canals are provided. A case study from North-Eastern Spain, the Lower Ter area (in the Costa Brava), is analyzed. Heritage inventories and digital itineraries including the tangible and intangible cultural history of waterscape heritage have been co-designed with local communities and key stakeholders. Online data sets and Spatial Data Infrastructure (webpage and mobile app) are provided. Findings The project provides a manual for developing digital waterways heritage tours. For the case study, up to 118 heritage objects have been selected from 8 natural and cultural heritage categories according to their tourism potential. Three itineraries have been proposed to promote the tourism potential existing in the hinterland of the Costa Brava region. Practical implications The methods section and the main results obtained for the case study will be useful for professionals working in heritage institutions, rural development and sustainable tourism agencies. Originality/value The project provides two geo-based technologies: a digital platform (www.waterwaysexplorer.com) and a mobile app (Izi.travel) in which external users are able to collect relevant data and construct tourism itineraries from minor waterways with consolidated natural and cultural heritage. A Tool Box is provided for practitioners in order to help local communities and tourist organizations to create their own itineraries along minor waterways.

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“…Research involving 88 experimental microcosms found that connectivity in dendritic networks could influence the 89 transportation of species throughout these systems. In comparison to linear networks, the 90 active dispersal of six protist and one rotifer species occurred quicker in dendritic networks, 91 leading to faster colonisation of new areas (Seymour and Altermatt 2014 (Firth 2015). Importantly, 105 in the UK, 23 canal stretches are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), some 106 of which are due to the presence of nationally rare species and habitats (Natural England 107 2016).…”

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The spatial ecology of phytoplankton blooms in UK canals

Kelly

Hassall

2018

Inland Waters

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13Environmental change is expected to increase the frequency and severity of problems 14 caused by harmful algal blooms. We investigated the ecology of phytoplankton blooms in UK 15 canals to determine the environmental predictors and spatial structure of bloom 16 communities. The results revealed a significant increase in bloom presence with increasing 17 elevation. As predicted, higher temperatures were associated with a greater probability of 18 blooms, but the relationship between temperature and bloom occurrence changed across 19 landscapes. At the minimum level of agricultural land, the probability of bloom presence 20 increased with increasing temperature. Conversely, at the maximum level, the probability 21 decreased with increasing temperature. This pattern could be due to higher temperatures 22 increasing phytoplankton growth rates despite lower nutrient concentrations at low levels of 23 agricultural land, and nutrient depletion by rapidly growing blooms at high levels of 24 agricultural land and temperatures. Community composition exhibited spatial autocorrelation: 25 nearby blooms were more similar than distant blooms. Hydrological distances through the 26 canal network showed a stronger association with community dissimilarity than Euclidean 27 distances, suggesting a role for hydrological connectivity in driving bloom formation and 28 composition. This new knowledge regarding canal phytoplankton bloom origin and ecology 29 could help inform measures to inhibit bloom formation. 30 31 Keywords: algal bloom, cyanobacteria, climate, land use, health, connectivity, canal 32 hypotheses using a novel data source which arises from a bloom reporting system in 131 operation in England. 132 133 METHODS 134 Land use data, including patterns of natural, agricultural, and urban land, were obtained from 135 the Land Cover Map (LCM) 2007

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Heritage Assets in Inland Waters: An Appraisal of Archaeology Underwater in England’s Rivers and Canals

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References 5 publications

Fishing and Shipwreck Heritage: marine archaeology’s greatest threat? By Sean A Kingsley. 220mm. Pp 176, 16 b&w ills. Debates in Archaeology Series, Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2016. ISBN9781472573605. £45 (hbk).

Fishing and Shipwreck Heritage: marine archaeology’s greatest threat? By Sean A Kingsley. 220mm. Pp 176, 16 b&w ills. Debates in Archaeology Series, Bloomsbury Academic, London, 2016. ISBN9781472573605. £45 (hbk).

Promoting historical irrigation canals as natural and cultural heritage in mass-tourism destinations

The spatial ecology of phytoplankton blooms in UK canals

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