New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites
The presentation aims to examine the new type of skills that heritage professionals may need to acquire in response to the changing socio-economic context of the contemporary world. It will also look into possible strategic alliances between higher education, communities and the tourism sector that...
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| description | The presentation aims to examine the new type of skills that heritage professionals may need to acquire in response to the changing socio-economic context of the contemporary world. It will also look into possible strategic alliances between higher education, communities and the tourism sector that could link conservation and sustainable development (especially youth employment) at World Heritage Sites. Particular attention will be given to the social threats induced by tourism at heritage sites, such as the dramatic decrease of young population, rural exodus, or the deterioration of the local social fabric, and the critical need for revitalization strategies in this regard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a5a7a1f19c15425ea2fb6a7e3f1395b02022-12-21T22:54:32ZengUniversity of BolognaAlmatourism2036-51952014-10-0152121910.6092/issn.2036-5195/45134142New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage SitesSimona Cadar0Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergThe presentation aims to examine the new type of skills that heritage professionals may need to acquire in response to the changing socio-economic context of the contemporary world. It will also look into possible strategic alliances between higher education, communities and the tourism sector that could link conservation and sustainable development (especially youth employment) at World Heritage Sites. Particular attention will be given to the social threats induced by tourism at heritage sites, such as the dramatic decrease of young population, rural exodus, or the deterioration of the local social fabric, and the critical need for revitalization strategies in this regard.http://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/4513World Heritage SitesHigher EducationTourismConservationSustainable Development |
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| title | New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites |
| title_full | New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites |
| title_fullStr | New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites |
| title_short | New Skills in a Changing World: Strategic Alliances at World Heritage Sites |
| title_sort | new skills in a changing world strategic alliances at world heritage sites |
| topic | World Heritage Sites Higher Education Tourism Conservation Sustainable Development |
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