Cultural Heritage and Territorial Identity

Elisa Panzera is a post-doc researcher at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) currently dealing with topics related to economics and culture. She is a teaching assistant for Urban and Regional Economics subjects and collaborates in various European research projects. Graduated in economics at Bocconi University, She holds a PhD in Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering obtained at Politecnico di Milano. Before starting the PhD program, she worked as a research analyst for international consultancy companies.

• Chapter 1: The socio-economic impact of cultural heritage: setting the scene.- Part 1: From cultural heritage to local development: the role of tourism.- Chapter 2: Cultural heritage, tourism and economic development in the existing literature and beyond.- Chapter 3: From cultural heritage to economic development through tourism.- Part 2: From cultural heritage to local development: the role of territorial identity.- Chapter 4: A new framework for definitions and measures of territorial identity.- Chapter 5: The role of cultural heritage in shaping territorial identities.- Chapter 6: Cultural Heritage and Territorial Identity: the economic consequences of their synergies.