The article Digital Tourism: An Alternative View on Cultural Intangible Heritage and Sustainability in Tavira, Portugal examines how digitalisation of cultural routes and virtual storytelling can promote and preserve intangible cultural heritage, using the Mediterranean diet in Tavira as a case study. It focuses on developing virtual and augmented reality...
Despite extensive research on technology-mediated visitor experiences, a holistic approach to the smart museum remains underexplored. This paper addresses the gap by examining the intersection of museums and digital technologies through a cultural lens, with a focus on their role in redefining the museum experience. The concept and profile of...
This article presents the results of a survey on the use of digital avatars and agents in museums and places of cultural interest. The optimization of virtual agents in the cultural heritage domain is an interdisciplinary undertaking and this paper investigates pertinent research and solutions and suggests ways forward. The...
Ceramic art festivals contribute significantly to the preservation and promotion of ceramic art, supporting the revival of local identities and traditions. Understanding the management strategies used by such festivals and imitating good practices, can ensure their success and long-term sustainability. This study examines two different ceramic art festivals, the festival...
Pacific island countries (PICs) are examples of some of the least developed nations in the world. To improve their economic performance they are being urged to enter various trade agreements and in general to put in place frameworks to support twenty-first century priorities and international agendas including intellectual property regimes...
The article identifies factors related to the local context that influence the valuation of a local, traditional and internationally recognized music festival.
This article focuses on the empirical measurement of the values generated by an intangible cultural heritage good in the territory that hosts it, understood as a set of positive externalities internalized by the territory and its inhabitants, both permanent and visitors.
Broadening the focus on cultural economies of ICH to include ways of caring for the future emphasises the uniqueness of living traditions and their limitations in becoming marketable assets. It highlights the reconsideration of valorisation as a means of care that facilitates the vibrancy and resilience of ICH through the...
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is well-suited for designing bottom-up policies which are the prerequisites for successful structural change. First, the article provides definitions of transformation and structural change, including their success factors. Second, it provides examples of the beneficial role of culture and cultural heritage in such strategies, showing that...
This paper discusses the restoration of intangible cultural heritage after disasters and its interaction with local communities. We will focus on two case studies as elements of intangible cultural heritage in Fukushima Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in 2011. In this region, local communities were severely...