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This volume provides a comprehensive account of the valuable tangible and intangible benefits of the development of heritage tourism. Tourism development is widely acknowledged as a crucial tool to foster the development of rural and urban areas. To this end, this book presents nine case studies from international authors that reflect how tourism development is helpful—economically, socially, and otherwise—for community capacity building. The case studies from the countries of Spain, Portugal, Australia, Dubai, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India demonstrate the uses of various management strategies and methods for rural and urban areas, and cover some of the major topics related to community-based tourism, community capacity building, and community participation in developing heritage tourism. Chapters consider the conservation of heritage resources and tourism promotion of destinations that provide opportunities to local communities to strengthen their economies and social standards.

Key features:

The methodologies and proposed management strategies discussed by the book''s researchers and professors will be valuable for policymakers, administrators, tourism promoters, researchers, and academicians who are involved with the tourism industry.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the valuable tangible and intangible benefits of the development of heritage tourism. Tourism development is widely acknowledged as a crucial tool to foster the development of rural and urban areas. To this end, this book presents nine case studies from international authors that reflect how tourism development is helpful—economically, socially, and otherwise—for community capacity building. The case studies from the countries of Spain, Portugal, Australia, Dubai, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and India demonstrate the uses of various management strategies and methods for rural and urban areas, and cover some of the major topics related to community-based tourism, community capacity building, and community participation in developing heritage tourism. Chapters consider the conservation of heritage resources and tourism promotion of destinations that provide opportunities to local communities to strengthen their economies and social standards.

Key features:

The methodologies and proposed management strategies discussed by the book''s researchers and professors will be valuable for policymakers, administrators, tourism promoters, researchers, and academicians who are involved with the tourism industry.

This book explores and elaborates on the concept of “heritage tourism” and its implications for the tourism industry worldwide. The book is unique in that it offers a thorough assessment of the literature on heritage management in order to highlight the significance of conserving and promoting tangible and intangible cultural assets for sustainable tourism development. It provides direction for destinations experiencing problems with heritage management and for developing new tourism destinations. The chapters focus on what has been learned from previous generations, both material and immaterial, and what constitutes a cultural heritage.

Topics include changing dynamics of heritage management through sustainability, challenges in conservation of architectural heritage, tourism development in urban areas, digitization as a tool for conservation and sustainability, and more. The book makes extensive use of case studies to demonstrate the strategies and impacts related to heritage tourism in different countries.

This book explores and elaborates on the concept of “heritage tourism” and its implications for the tourism industry worldwide. The book is unique in that it offers a thorough assessment of the literature on heritage management in order to highlight the significance of conserving and promoting tangible and intangible cultural assets for sustainable tourism development. It provides direction for destinations experiencing problems with heritage management and for developing new tourism destinations. The chapters focus on what has been learned from previous generations, both material and immaterial, and what constitutes a cultural heritage.

Topics include changing dynamics of heritage management through sustainability, challenges in conservation of architectural heritage, tourism development in urban areas, digitization as a tool for conservation and sustainability, and more. The book makes extensive use of case studies to demonstrate the strategies and impacts related to heritage tourism in different countries.