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A definition of cultural heritage: From the tangible to the intangible

Marilena Vecco
- 01 Jul 2010 - 
- Vol. 11, Iss: 3, pp 321-324
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In this paper, the authors analyse the evolution of the concept of cultural heritage in West European states, starting from a purely normative approach, one went to a less restrictive approach, based on the capacity of the object to arouse certain values that led the society in question to consider it as heritage.
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This article is published in Journal of Cultural Heritage.The article was published on 2010-07-01. It has received 574 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cultural heritage & Intangible cultural heritage.

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Current sociological theories and issues in tourism

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the broad social trends and specific historical events that recently affected tourism and discuss how the focus of sociological inquiry in tourism studies shifted from earlier discourses of authenticity and the tourist gaze to three novel theoretical approaches, the mobilities paradigm, the performativity approach and actor-network theory (ANT), which reflect a broader meta-theoretical re-orientation in contemporary philosophy and sociology.
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A Review of Heritage Building Information Modeling (H-BIM)

TL;DR: A review of the existing literature on H-BIM and its effective implementation in the cultural heritage sector, exploring the effectiveness and the usefulness of the different methodologies that were developed to model families of interest is presented in this article.
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Evaluating intangible cultural heritage: The case of cultural festivals

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a methodological proposal for evaluating cultural festivals, adopting a threefold analytical approach: calculating the value allocated by individuals, estimating economic impact, and gauging the efficiency of the managing institutions.
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Authenticity and loyalty at heritage sites: The moderation effect of postmodern authenticity

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors constructed a relationship model of perceived authenticity, existential authenticity, and loyalty by examining the effects of tourists' perceptions of the authenticity of tangible and intangible heritage on tourists' existential authenticity and destination loyalty, and further examined the moderating role of postmodern authenticity on the relationship between perceived authenticity and existential authenticity.
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Spatial-temporal study on the effects of urban street configurations on human thermal comfort in the world heritage city of Camagüey-Cuba

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the contribution of street configuration towards the improvement of thermal comfort at pedestrian level, in the Old Town of Camaguey-Cuba (World Heritage Site, since 2008).
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Is increased public spending for the preservation of historic monuments inevitable? The French case.

TL;DR: There is a permanent expansion of the number of sites or properties listed as historic monuments in France and the lack of productivity gains in the sector of restoration lead, within a stable economy, to an ever greater proportion of the national income being earmarked for upkeep and restoration.
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La gestion du patrimoine culturel

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Regards croisés sur le patrimoine

TL;DR: In this article, a gros volume, a presentation soignee, est issu d'un colloque qui s'est tenu en Sorbonne du 7 au 9 octobre 1999.