Cultural and historical resources recovery planning in Puerto Rico : natural and cultural resources sector report. Volume II / Susan A. Resetar, James V. Marrone, Joshua Mendelsohn, Amy Schwartzman, David M. Adamson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Resetar, Susan A., 1961- author.

Marrone, James V., author.

Mendelsohn, S. Joshua, author.

Schwartzman, Amy, author.

Adamson, David M., author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation. Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center.

Rand Corporation.

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection--Puerto Rico.

Cultural property.

Historic preservation--Puerto Rico.

Historic preservation.

Hurricane Irma, 2017.

Hurricane Maria, 2017.

Hurricane damage--Puerto Rico.

Hurricane damage.

Cultural property--Protection.

Puerto Rico.

Other Title:

Cultural and Historical Resources Recovery Planning in Puerto Rico

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation 2020

Summary:

Puerto Rico has a wealth of cultural, historical, and artistic resources that are integral to its cultural identity and sense of place, to tourism, to the arts industry, and to the economy. In September 2017, many of those resources were devastated in Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In this report, the authors present an overview of Puerto Rico's cultural resources and their importance, the findings from numerous rapid assessments of storm damage, and details for the recovery actions in Puerto Rico's economic and disaster recovery plan. Based on the rapid assessments, short- and long-term recovery planning was conducted in collaboration with Puerto Rico's cultural resources managers, federal agency personnel, and other stakeholders. The needs identified in the assessments led to eight recovery courses of action (COAs) for cultural, historic, and artistic resources. The COAs address immediate precursor actions necessary for recovery, short-term stabilization of assets, and medium- to long-term recovery needs along with increased resilience of cultural resources. The COAs also address economic recovery, including the role of cultural resources in the economy and the promotion of alternative tourism to drive economic development.

Contents:

Introduction and Background: Cultural Resources in Puerto Rico

Key Cultural Resources, What Recovery Entails, and How Recovery Planning Was Performed

Prestorm Risks, Assessed Damage, and Recovery Needs: Historic Sites, Cultural Institutions, and Alternative Tourism

Prestorm Risks, Assessed Damage, and Recovery Needs: Arts Organizations, Artists, and Artisans

Sector Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: A Framework for Understanding the Cultural Resources Response and Recovery Effort After Hurricanes Irma and Maria

Appendix B: Extended Description of NCR Courses of Action

Appendix C: Historic Properties Cost-Estimating Methodology

Appendix D: Artisan Survey

Appendix E: Alternative Tourism Analysis Executive Summary.

Notes:

See also RAND/RR-2595-DHS, RAND/RR-2597-DHS, RAND/RR-2598-DHS, RAND/RR-2599-DHS, RAND/RR-2600-DHS, RAND/RR-2602-DHS, RAND/RR-2603-DHS, RAND/RR-2604-DHS, RAND/RR-2605, RAND/RR-2606-DHS, RAND/RR-2607-DHS, RAND/RR-2608-DHS, RAND/RR-2856-DHS, RAND/RR-2858-DHS, RAND/RR-2861-DHS, RAND/RR-3040-DHS, RAND/RR-3041-DHS, RAND/RR-3042-DHS.