RISC: Standards

Culture Ecosystems (includes Recreation and Tourism)

Field work requires a complete manual. Some RISC manuals with large size charts, colour images, etc. may not be entirely downloadable.

Manual TitleDateGov't Publications Order No.Download Files
Data Custodian Contact: Barron Carswell
Assessing Shellfish Culture Capability in Coastal British Columbia: Sampling Design Considerations for Extensive Data Acquisition Surveys Version 1.0 May '93 7680000660
Data Custodian Contact: Justine Batten
Culturally Modified Trees of British Columbia Version 2.0 Mar. '01 7680001441
BC Archaeological Impact Assessment Guidelines   N/A Available from Archaeology Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
British Columbia Archaeological Site Inventory Form Guide [PDF] Mar. '06   Available from Archaeology Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
British Columbia Archaeological Site Inventory Form [PDF]     Available from Archaeology Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
British Columbia Archaeological Inventory Guidelines Apr. '00 7680001124
Data Custodian Contact: Robert Gowan
Digital Data Standards for a Community-Scale Tourism Opportunity Strategy Mar. '00 7680001109
1:250,000 Scale, Version 1.0 - Tourism Resource Inventory Standards - Draft Feb. '96 7680000734
Data Custodian Contact: Fern Schultz
Recreation Features Inventory Procedures and Standards Manual Version 3.0 Oct. '98 7680000715
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Inventory Procedures and Standards Manual Version 3.0 Oct. '98 7680000677
Recreation Resource Inventory Standards and Procedures - Draft Report Version 1.0 Mar. '95 7680000616
Traditional use Studies Data Capture Specifications - Version 1.0 Mar. '01 7680001431
Visual Landscape Inventory Manual Procedures & Standards May '97 7680000578
Visual Landscape Inventory Manual Procedures and Standards ERRATA 1999  

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