Participation in culture and cultural tourism

A new resource available on the INCULTUM Training Portal

Posted on: 15 December 2023

Share

Participatory Governance and Models in Culture and Cultural Tourism is the tile of the book that is now available for free download from the INCULTUM Training Portal.

The book has been produced in the frame of the INCULTUM project by the team at Matej Bel University.

“Participatory approaches and models in tourism are widely accepted as a criterion for sustainable tourism, as it helps decision makers maintain traditional lifestyles and respect community values.”

With these opening words, the incipit of the book immediately introduces the reader to one of the main pillar of the INCULTUM project, i.e. the connection between participation and innovative tourism.

The book is a real useful instruments for students, teachers and professionals who are interested to go deeper on the question of how participatory approaches can be beneficial for more harmonious governance, respectful development of territories and promotion of cultural tourism.

 

Leave a Reply

Related Articles

New collaborations of SECreTour with the network of the Grands Sites de France
The SECreTour Network is growing! Created in November 2000, the Grands Sites de France network is a French association under the law of 1901, which brings together local organisations responsible for the stewardship of the Grands Sites. The network is a very lively centre where people share their experiences and know-how for the sites. It brings together the sites that have already been awarded the “Grand Site de France” label and those which are less advanced and that are still in the...
The SECreTour pilot about cultural tourism at the Roma community of Tomor (Hungary)
On 21st and 22nd March representatives of partners of the SECreTour project met in Tomor, at the premises of ROMAMA, the social cooperative that participates in the SECreTour pilot about Roma minority heritage. Tomor is located in the North-East part of Hungary, hosting a large Roma population. Despite its valuable natural and cultural evidence, the area is suffering of its remote position in the country and a high uneployment rate. The social activity experimented in the SECreTour pilot rep...
New collaborations of SECreTour with Europeana
The SECreTour Network is growing! Europeana empowers the cultural heritage sector in its digital transformation.  It develops expertise, tools and policies to embrace digital change and encourage partnerships that foster innovation.  It makes it easier for people to use cultural heritage for education, research, creation and recreation. Its work contributes to an open, knowledgeable and creative society. Europeana is steward of the Data space for cultural heritage. Together with other ...
Monte San Giorgio - a magic place on the border between Switzerland and Italy
On 10th and 11th March representatives of partners of the SECreTour project met in Lugano to visit the places of the pilot about Monte San Giorgio. This is a very special place, full of cultural heritage, environamental and historic excellence, positioned on the border betwenn Cantone Ticino in Swizeland and Regione Lombardia in Italy. The SECreTour pilot is connecting with local communities that are working on valuting the extremely valuable place and to transfor tourists into real tr...