Meeting Management Needs:

There have been efforts in recent years to address technological
issues in the conservation of historic architectural resources. 
The Technical Preservation Services Division of the National Park
Service has published a series of "Preservation Briefs" that
present information on the techniques, tools, and materials that
constitute appropriate responses to particular preservation
problems.  The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the
Association of Preservation Technology are similarly concerned
with promoting appropriate solutions to conservation problems,
and with the dissemination of information relating to the
activities of the preservation process.  However, as the natural
and manmade environments are confronted with increasing economic
development pressures, the need for understanding the complex
interaction between cultural resources and societal needs will
demand better access to preservation information.  Knowledge of
efficient conservation technologies and of appropriate, cost
effective techniques will have a significant impact on the
adaptability of our cities, towns, and rural landscapes to the
social and economic development challenges of the future.

<bfile17>   Resource Management Needs
<bfile19>   Current Information Management Inadequacies
<bfile20>   Future Management Needs