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The wider benefits of investments in the cultural heritage:: case studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

Bartlett, Will ORCID: 0000-0002-6775-4339, Scanlon, Kathleen ORCID: 0000-0001-9957-4853, Whitehead, Christine M E, Brankovic, Nina, Mikić, Hristina, Oruč, Nermin and Zečević, Bojan (2015) The wider benefits of investments in the cultural heritage:: case studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. Council of Europe. ISBN 9789287180728

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Abstract

Dozens of investments have been made in cultural monuments and historic environments in the countries of South-East Europe over the last decade in accordance with the principles of the European Union and Council of Europe Ljubljana Process. Whether investing in cultural heritage actually produces dividends for local economies and improves the quality of life of communities has not been previously demonstrated, however. This book reports on a pilot exercise carried out by the Research Unit on South Eastern Europe at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. It develops a methodology for the collection of evidence needed to monitor and evaluate the wider benefits of investment in cultural heritage. This book presents the findings of a study on six completed projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It identifies the challenges to achieving sustainable development goals – and how they may be met – and the benefits, both direct and indirect, that can arise from developing and valorising cultural heritage sites and increasing their influence on the sustainability of the local economy and on quality of life. On the basis of detailed case studies, the book provides an overview of the main challenges facing cultural heritage in South-East Europe from a pan-European perspective and analyses the institutional and policy framework for effective sustainable rehabilitation. It concludes with an assessment of lessons learned from the study and makes some suggestions for generating wider benefits from future investment in the cultural heritage of South-East Europe.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: https://book.coe.int/eur/en/
Additional Information: ©2015 The Authors
Divisions: Economics
Spatial Economics Research Centre
LSE London
European Institute
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2015 10:18
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:55
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62392

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