What Can Managers Do to Help Preserve a Community's Character?
Community character or quality of life is the aspect of the community
unique to its residents and visitors, providing them with a feeling
of "home." However, there is no individual element that creates this
feeling; rather, it is based on a combination of elements including
but not limited to
- Natural resources
- Culture
- Economy
- Physical structures and monuments
- Community interactions
- History
At the same time, community character is vulnerable. Positive or negative
impacts to any aspect of quality of life could have a detrimental impact
on the community character.
How Can Knowing This Help Me?
Knowing what elements are most important in community character allows managers to orient management practices in ways that strengthen and maintain the community character.
This strategy may help increase the acceptance of MPAs by the community
as a whole.
What Are Some Tools I Can Use?
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