Economic Sustainability of Culture and Cultural Tourism

• Other Authors: Jelinčić, Daniela Angelina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel 2022
• Subjects: Development economics & emerging economies; cultural heritage; financial sustainability; crowdfunding; Europe; Hawaiian culture; visitor perceptions; economic sustainability; willingness to pay (WTP); COVID-19 pandemic; cultural and creative industries; sustainability; peripheral areas; cultural heritage projects; EU funds; economic analysis; cost-benefit analysis; cultural investment; stimulate tourism; pandemic recovery; Canada; public policy; grants and financial instruments; arts management; cultural policy; COVID-19; pandemic; stock market volatility; travel and leisure; vaccinations; brownfield redevelopment; cultural use; public funds; Hungary; post-socialist transformation; circular urban development; cultural and creative industries policy; cultural workers' precarity; COVID-19 pandemic recovery plan; visual arts; UK; Ireland; France; Universal Basic Income (UBI); impact of COVID-19; travel; wellbeing; NATURA; UNESCO; sustainable development; tourism; dark tourism; cultural heritage management; tourism industry development; sustainable tourism development; heritage evaluation; sociological analytical methods; sociologic impact assessment; social performance evaluation
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The book "Economic Sustainability of Culture and Cultural Tourism" focuses on the economic sustainability of cultural and cultural tourism projects, but it also takes into account other aspects. It consists of eleven articles, which address cultural heritage, culture, cultural/creative industries and (cultural) tourism. Analysis in the cultural heritage-related articles deals with specific topics such as crowdfunding, cost-benefit analysis in the evaluation of cultural heritage project funding, industrial heritage/brownfields, and social assessment methods for the economic analysis of cultural heritage. Cultural work is further analyzed, offering a comparative economic sustainability analysis in the UK as well as support mechanisms for cultural/creative industries in Canada. Creative industries in the peripheral areas of Italy and Greece are also zeroed in on in the context of their sustainability. Articles focusing on (cultural) tourism address the topics of dark tourism, tourists' willingness to pay for cultural experiences, and the relationship between COVID-19 vaccinations and the volatility of travel and leisure companies. Additionally, the role of culture and heritage in tourism resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic is explored with interesting results.