Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology

This article outlines the theory and strategy behind Historic England's (HE) Wellbeing Strategy. It acknowledges the relevance of wellbeing to HE's core purpose, and proposes ways in which wellbeing can be built into archaeological and heritage projects. There is an evidenced link between...

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Main Author: Linda Monckton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2021-03-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue57/12/
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spelling doaj-702207a35f1b4445a9d67485d224e04d2021-03-16T12:29:35ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53872021-03-015710.11141/ia.57.12Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in ArchaeologyLinda Monckton0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6939-1263Historic EnglandThis article outlines the theory and strategy behind Historic England's (HE) Wellbeing Strategy. It acknowledges the relevance of wellbeing to HE's core purpose, and proposes ways in which wellbeing can be built into archaeological and heritage projects. There is an evidenced link between access to heritage and wellbeing, which now needs to be better integrated into project design and implementation. The article concludes with an outline strategy for wellbeing-led projects, and a discussion of how the success of these projects could be evaluated.https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue57/12/archaeologyheritagewellbeingtherapeuticstrategyyoung peopleinclusion
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Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
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archaeology
heritage
wellbeing
therapeutic
strategy
young people
inclusion
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title Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
title_short Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
title_full Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
title_fullStr Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
title_full_unstemmed Public Benefit as Community Wellbeing in Archaeology
title_sort public benefit as community wellbeing in archaeology
publisher University of York
series Internet Archaeology
issn 1363-5387
publishDate 2021-03-01
description This article outlines the theory and strategy behind Historic England's (HE) Wellbeing Strategy. It acknowledges the relevance of wellbeing to HE's core purpose, and proposes ways in which wellbeing can be built into archaeological and heritage projects. There is an evidenced link between access to heritage and wellbeing, which now needs to be better integrated into project design and implementation. The article concludes with an outline strategy for wellbeing-led projects, and a discussion of how the success of these projects could be evaluated.
topic archaeology
heritage
wellbeing
therapeutic
strategy
young people
inclusion
url https://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue57/12/
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