ABSTRACT
Environmental interpretation, as a discrete and near-professional activity, has emerged as an adjunct to recreation and tourist management, environmental design and education in the past few years. In earlier papers, 1 I have outlined some of the issues raised and opportunities provided by the application of predominantly rural-based techniques to urban conservation and to the process of urban design. With the recent publication of the Civic Trust’s manual on urban interpretation, 2 the efforts made towards achieving recognition for the activity might be seen as having been rewarded.
