Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract

Cultural resources management (CRM) deals with the recognition, description, maintenance, security, and overall management of cultural resources. Objectives of CRM are to ensure protection of the cultural significance, integrity, and authenticity of resources for present and future generations through conservation and sustainable resource utilization (UNESCO 2008). Traditionally, CRM pertains to the historic built environment, namely, old buildings, other structures like bridges and aqueducts, and groups of built entities called districts (King 2005:83). Examples of historic districts include Spanish Town (capital of Jamaica from 1534 to 1872) and the Vieux Carré (French Quarter) in New Orleans.