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Cultural Heritage as an Engine of Sustainable Development in the Tourism Sector

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The term “heritage” seems to have different meanings. Hewison (The heritage industry: Britain in a climate of decline. Methuen, 1987) states that heritage is derived from past images of history transmitted into current reality. Park (Annals of Tourism Research 37:116–135, 2010) describes heritage as an essential part of national representation and linked it to symbolic foundations of the nationhood process and identity. However, heritage is not only a tangible representation of the past, as intangible heritage also plays a role by manifesting diverse symbolic meanings and spiritual embodiments (Park, Annals of Tourism Research 37:116–135, 2010). At the same time, cultural tourism refers to a segment of the tourism industry that places special focus on heritage and cultural attraction (Remoaldo et al., Tourism and Hospitality Research 14:206–218, 2014).

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    Shasha Zhao

  3. Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds (CIBUL), Leeds, UK

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  4. Department of Management, Leadership and Organisations, Middlesex University, Hendon, UK

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Priporas, CV., Zhao, S., Papanastassiou, M., Best, S. (2021). Cultural Heritage as an Engine of Sustainable Development in the Tourism Sector. In: Ince-Yenilmez, M., Darici, B. (eds) Engines of Economic Prosperity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76088-5_11

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