Cultural Heritage and Territorial Identity: Synergies and Development Impact on European Regions

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Contents
1 The Socio-Economic Impact of Cultural Heritage: Setting the Scene
	1.1 Introduction and Motivation
	1.2 The Concept of Cultural Heritage and the Evolution of Its Definitions
	1.3 Cultural Heritage Through the Economic Perspective: Some Background Literature
		1.3.1 Cultural Heritage as an Economic Resource: Peculiarities and Specificities
		1.3.2 The Economic Value of Cultural Heritage
		1.3.3 The Economic Impact of Cultural Heritage
	1.4 Research Gaps and Innovative Perspectives
	1.5 The Link Between Cultural Heritage and Development: The Proposed Conceptual Framework
		1.5.1 Cultural Heritage and Socio-Economic Development: The Traditional Channel
		1.5.2 Cultural Heritage and Socio-Economic Development: The Role of Territorial Identity
		1.5.3 The Proposed Conceptual Framework for the Link Between Cultural Heritage and Local Development
	1.6 Structure of the Book
	References
Part I From Cultural Heritage to Local Development: The Role of Tourism
2 Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Economic Development in the Existing Literature and Beyond
	2.1 Tourism and Cultural Tourism
	2.2 Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Economic Implications: The Existing Literature and the Novelties of the Book
		2.2.1 From Cultural Heritage to Tourism: Some Literature Background
		2.2.2 From Tourism to Economic Development: Some Literature Background
		2.2.3 The Novelties of the Book in This Research Field
	2.3 Tourism and Economic Development: Some Controversial Facets
		2.3.1 Tourism: Between Positive Economic Implications and Overtourism
		2.3.2 Tourism and COVID-19 Pandemic: Present Challenges and Future Opportunities
	References
3 From Cultural Heritage to Economic Development Through Tourism
	3.1 Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Economic Development in the Public Debate
	3.2 The Role of Tourism Mediating Between Cultural Heritage and Local Development: The Empirical Strategy
		3.2.1 Model Specifications
		3.2.2 Data Description
		3.2.3 Empirical Results
		3.2.4 Robustness Check
	3.3 Conclusions
	References
Part II From Cultural Heritage to Local Development: The Role of Territorial Identity
4 A New Framework for Definitions and Measures of Territorial Identity
	4.1 Territorial Identity and Cultural Heritage: Introduction and Relevance of the Topic
	4.2 The Concept of Identity in the Existing Literature
	4.3 The Concept of Territorial Identity in the Existing Literature
	4.4 Modes of Expression of Territorial Identities: An Original Classification
	4.5 Measuring Territorial Identities: An Application to European Regions
	4.6 The Role of Territorial Identity in the Links Between Cultural Heritage and Local Economic Development
	References
5 The Role of Cultural Heritage in Shaping Territorial Identities
	5.1 The Cultural Heritage-Territorial Identity Nexus: Introductory Notes
	5.2 The Cultural Heritage-Territorial Identity Nexus in the Existing Literature
	5.3 Founding Elements of Territorial Identity and Spatial Reach of Founding Networks: The Role of Cultural Heritage
	5.4 The Four Modes of Expression of Territorial Identity and the Role of Cultural Heritage: The Empirical Analysis
		5.4.1 The Role of Cultural Heritage in Shaping Territorial Identity: The Empirical Strategy
		5.4.2 Data Description
		5.4.3 Empirical Results
	5.5 Conclusions
	References
6 Cultural Heritage and Territorial Identity: The Economic Consequences of Their Synergies
	6.1 Cultural Heritage, Territorial Identity and Economic Development: A New Conceptual Framework
	6.2 The Territorial Identity-Local Development Nexus in the Existing Literature
	6.3 Cultural Heritage, Territorial Identity and Development: The Mediation Mechanism
		6.3.1 Territorial Identity as a Mediator Between Cultural Heritage and Economic Development: The Empirical Strategy
		6.3.2 Data
		6.3.3 Empirical Results
	6.4 Cultural Heritage, Territorial Identity and Economic Development: The Synergy Logical Mechanism
		6.4.1 The Empirical Strategy and Data
		6.4.2 Empirical Results
		6.4.3 Tourism, Territorial Identity and Local Development: Some Considerations
	6.5 Conclusions
	References
7 Conclusions and Policy Considerations
	7.1 The Link Cultural Heritage-Development and the Role of Traditional and Innovative Channels: Some Conclusive Remarks
	7.2 The Economic Relevance of Cultural Heritage for Europe: Some Policy Considerations
		7.2.1 The Relevance of Conservation, Preservation and Valorization Programs
		7.2.2 Cultural Heritage Policies at the European Union Level
		7.2.3 Tourism and Territorial Identity: Synergy But also Contradiction
	7.3 Perspectives for Further Research
	References