Material Cultural Heritage as a Strategic Territorial Development Resource: Mapping Impacts Through a Set of Common European Socio-economic Indicators

Аннотация

This Targeted Analysis aims to quantify the economic impact of material cultural heritage (MCH) on economic development in 11 selected countries and regions in Europe over the past five years. The geographical scope of the study includes Austria, Brussels, Flanders, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden. The data collection and analysis have been carried out at national and regional level, where possible up to NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) 2 level. The economic impact of MCH is quantified in selected economic sectors/activities: archaeology, architecture, museums, libraries and archives activities, tourism, construction, real estate, ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and insurance.