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Cultural heritage
About: Cultural heritage is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 28201 publications have been published within this topic receiving 273875 citations. The topic is also known as: cultural assets & cultural goods.
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04 Aug 2005
TL;DR: Yasmin Ali, Franfco Bianchini, John Corner, Sylvia Harvey, Robert Hewison, Maureen McNeil, Adrian Mellor, Kevin Robins, Bill Schwartz, Hermann Schwengel, Judith Williamson, Tana Wollen, Ken Worpole
Abstract: Yasmin Ali, Franfco Bianchini, John Corner, Sylvia Harvey, Robert Hewison, Maureen McNeil, Adrian Mellor, Kevin Robins, Bill Schwartz, Hermann Schwengel, Judith Williamson, Tana Wollen, Ken Worpole
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TL;DR: A survey of 1200 domestic tourists visiting three major British cultural heritage attractions examined the emotive and psychological processes experienced by tourists in their interaction with the attraction settings and how these experiences were valued or seen as beneficial.
Abstract: The individual consumer of heritage has, up until recently, been neglected in much heritage management. The heritage visitor is nevertheless, an important evaluator of the service experience being provided at cultural heritage attractions. A survey of 1200 domestic tourists visiting three major British cultural heritage attractions examined the emotive and psychological processes experienced by tourists in their interaction with the attraction settings and how these experiences were valued or seen as beneficial. The paper concludes by outlining the notion of ‘insightful’ tourism as an appropriate paradigm for the study of the essentially personal emotive and symbolic context associated with cultural tourism encounters, from which visitors derive valued insight, appreciation and meaning of life
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the economic benefits of conserving the most threatened types of cultural heritage surpass the costs of conservation, and that conservation is a sound investment in the Netherlands.
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TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the promotion of urban tourist destinations requires a citywide integrated management approach based on governance principles and strategic vision of competitiveness, and that tourist cities should be redefined to creating a city appeal that is aspiring to all stakeholders.
Abstract: This article outlines basic concepts, issues, and key challenges to competitive and sustainable urban tourist destinations. Given the complex nature of cities, it is argued that the promotion of urban tourist destinations requires a citywide integrated management approach based on governance principles and strategic vision of competitiveness. The discussion in the article centers on global challenges, a review of the literature, and an assessment of emerging trends, needs, and opportunities for city destinations. There is a focus on key constructs promoted by the First World Forum of Urban Tourism in 2005: competitiveness, sustainability, value, and quality. New paradigms of successful destination management are defined with regard to a conceptual approach to competitiveness, cultural heritage tourism, city branding, visitor perception, and urban quality of life. A conclusion is made that promotion of tourist cities should be redefined to creating a city appeal that is aspiring to all stakeholders—tourist...
138 citations