Management and Interpretation of Cultural Heritage Sites

This course recognizes that heritage has become increasingly important as a resource in the context of local and regional development including tourism ventures. The course deals with heritage as a complex concept which can be understood and used in different situations both to boost the attractiveness of places as well as to contribute to a particular identity. The course also examines the ability to decipher processes of change affecting places and regions through landscape analysis, especially regarding an understanding of agrarian and industrial heritage. Furthermore, heritage as a basis for developing sustainable tourism products will be covered in the course. Management aspects of heritage both cultural and natural will be discussed, as well as how heritage, including interpretative writing and storytelling, plays an increasing role in the experience economy.