TY - JOUR
KW - Australia
KW - cultural landscape
KW - GIS
KW - Heritage Landscape
KW - Interpretative model
KW - Moreton Bay
KW - Queensland
KW - Saint Helena Island
KW - St Helena Island
KW - cultural heritage
KW - cultural landscape
KW - database
KW - heritage conservation
KW - modeling
KW - stakeholder
AU - Chen Yang
AB - Due to the increasing speed of landscape changes and the massive development of computer technologies, the methods of representing heritage landscapes using digital tools have become a worldwide concern in conservation research. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how an  interpretative model  can be used for contextual design of heritage landscape information systems. This approach is explored through building a geographic information system database for St Helena Island national park in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia. Stakeholders  interpretations of this landscape were collected through interviews, and then used as a framework for designing the database. The designed database is a digital inventory providing contextual descriptions of the historic infrastructure remnants on St Helena Island. It also reveals the priorities of different sites in terms of historic research, landscape restoration, and tourism development. Additionally, this database produces thematic maps of the intangible heritage values, which could be used for landscape interpretation. This approach is different from the existing methods because building a heritage information system is deemed as an interpretative activity, rather than a value-free replication of the physical environment. This approach also shows how a cultural landscape methodology can be used to create a flexible information system for heritage conservation. The conclusion is that an  interpretative model  of database design facilitates a more explicit focus on information support, and is a potentially effective approach to user-centred design of geographic information systems.
DO - 10.1111/1745-5871.12117
M1 - 3
N2 - Due to the increasing speed of landscape changes and the massive development of computer technologies, the methods of representing heritage landscapes using digital tools have become a worldwide concern in conservation research. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how an  interpretative model  can be used for contextual design of heritage landscape information systems. This approach is explored through building a geographic information system database for St Helena Island national park in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia. Stakeholders  interpretations of this landscape were collected through interviews, and then used as a framework for designing the database. The designed database is a digital inventory providing contextual descriptions of the historic infrastructure remnants on St Helena Island. It also reveals the priorities of different sites in terms of historic research, landscape restoration, and tourism development. Additionally, this database produces thematic maps of the intangible heritage values, which could be used for landscape interpretation. This approach is different from the existing methods because building a heritage information system is deemed as an interpretative activity, rather than a value-free replication of the physical environment. This approach also shows how a cultural landscape methodology can be used to create a flexible information system for heritage conservation. The conclusion is that an  interpretative model  of database design facilitates a more explicit focus on information support, and is a potentially effective approach to user-centred design of geographic information systems.
SP - 321
EP - 335
TI - Using an "Interpretative Model  for Contextual Design of Heritage Landscape Databases: The Case of St Helena Island National Park in Queensland, Australia
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937972163&doi=10.1111%2f1745-5871.12117&partnerID=40&md5=09283f00c21a38aaa3ea00c7025e3449
VL - 53
SN - 17455863 (ISSN)
ER -