Historic preservation as a factor of cultural tourism in Alberta small towns: Lacombe, a case study.

摘要

This project describes and analyzes the fields of historic preservation and tourism, providing a conceptual background and understanding of each field so that the focus of this study--cultural tourism--can be presented and defined. An outline of the Project methodology is reviewed, including the development of a three-phase historic resource inventory matrix (HRIM) to test and assess the tourism potential of Alberta's small town historic resources. This includes a brief history of the chosen testing area and site (the Puffer Chung Building in Lacombe, Alberta), the application and assessment of the three phases of HRIM, an analysis of the results of HRIM (both for the inventory overall and the site specifically) and recommendations and observations concerning the findings of this three-phase process.