Heritage tourism and local prosperity
An empirical investigation of their controversial relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21689557 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Silvia Cerisola (0000-0001-6283-8982, Politecnico di Milano, corresponding author), Elisa Panzera (0000-0003-2229-6634, Politecnico di Milano) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 964-983 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tourism Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1354-8166 • E-ISSN: 2044-0375 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13548166241234099 |
| OpenAlex | W4391964674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 66 |
Cultural heritage and local attractiveness entertain an inextricable relationship. Cultural visitors and tourists are willing to discover and admire different, unique, and outstanding forms of culture and local inhabitants recognize themselves in the symbolic meanings and values carried by their heritage, which inspires proudness and sense of belonging. Furthermore, cultural tourism represents a contributor to local economic conditions and a resource to support cultural heritage maintenance and preservation costs. However, concerns related to excessive flows of tourists towards cultural destinations have been raised from many parts. In fact, over-tourism might generate social, cultural, environmental, and economic costs, mainly affecting and damaging local communities. This paper aims at investigating the nexus between cultural tourism and local economic development. A Structural Regression Model is applied to Italian provincial (NUTS3) data to simultaneously identify the direct effects of cultural tourism on economic conditions as well as its indirect and potentially controversial effects
Aesthetics · Attractiveness · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Cultural tourism · Destinations · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Heritage tourism · Political science · Prosperity · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Law · Wine Industry and Tourism
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| Citations per year | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |