2nd November 2006, 02:48 PM
Posted by Troll:
Troll, I don't disagree with you about the need for reform, or the need for a media campaign about the issue, although I don't have any clearly formulated proposals on either. However, I strongly suspect that we would disagree with each other about the nature and direction of the necessary reforms, so it is unlikely that you and I would both contribute to the same campaign!
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Quote:quote:I think that our industry has ran with the economy since ppg 16. It has become in some cases a vibrant economy in its own right. Its not the only industry to fall victim to a "reduce standards to be competative" mindset...My experience as a field archaeologist both before and after PPG16 and its Scottish equivalent is that standards of 'rescue archaeology' increased, rather than going down, because developer funding made much more money available. That experience was backed up when doing literature searches for publication of excavations, where the size and quality of pre-PPG 16 excavations (as reflected in published reports) was much lower than in the post-PPG16 ones.
Quote:quoteDepends on your definition of Heritage, but I think you will find that other aspects of the environment (ecology, landscape, water quality, etc) are in very similar positions.continuing previous quote)...But it is the only industry that actually accepts responsibility for the nations heritage.
Quote:quote:I do think that simply because we have moved into a competative environment, we have not somehow left our obligations to the public at the door of County Hall on the way out.We would all be very foolish if we did think that, because it is the developer's obligation to the public (which we discharge on his behalf) that keeps us all in jobs.
Quote:quote:I think that asking the opinion of an informed public is no bad thing.With you there all the way, and to that end I have recently been involved in preparing and presenting the environmental inputs to Public Consultation events about major infrastructure developments, covering all aspects of the environment - including archaeology. Also writing reports in accessible, plain-English language, with the aim that they be posted on the client's website (where, in the relevant cases, I know they will be downloaded by many members of the public).
Troll, I don't disagree with you about the need for reform, or the need for a media campaign about the issue, although I don't have any clearly formulated proposals on either. However, I strongly suspect that we would disagree with each other about the nature and direction of the necessary reforms, so it is unlikely that you and I would both contribute to the same campaign!
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished