Beyond the Great Beauty. Rescaling Heritage and Tourism

Workshop internazionale di RSA - Regional Studies Association, 2016

Il workshop si è concentrato sulla stretta relazione esistente tra valorizzazione e conservazione del patrimonio culturale e turismo inteso come vettore di sviluppo di una regione. Riconsiderare e rafforzare questo legame può essere sia una strategia perseguibile da agenzia nazionali o regionali, che una soluzione naturale per una serie di stakeholders, incluse istituzioni sovranazionali e comunità locali.

L’obiettivo della ricerca del network RSA è studiare le sfide del turismo da una prospettiva regionale per identificare le sfide attuali e le opportunità, indicando le basi per un’integrazione più consapevole e utile a strategie di sviluppo regionale. Il workshop di Rimini è stato un’opportunità per discutere e scambiare idee, esperienza e risultati di ricerca nel campo del patrimonio culturale e del turismo, immaginando nuove soluzioni.

Organizzazione e Commissione Scientifica:

Alessia Mariotti - University of Bologna - Dept. for Life Quality Studies

Francesco Barbini - University of Bologna - Dept. of Management

Massimo Giovanardi - University of Leicester - School of Management

Roberto Patuelli - University of Bologna - Dept. for Economics

Chiara Rabbiosi - University of Bologna - Dept. for Life Quality Studies

Lorenzo Zirulia - University of Bologna - Dept. for Economics

In partership con:

RSA, Research Network on Tourism and Regional Development

Con il patrocinio di:

Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes in Urban Managements - ATRIUM

UNESCO/UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, Development”

Network of Universities of the Council of Europe Cultural Routes Studies (NCRS)

E la sponsorizzazione di:

Uni.Rimini

Intimate relationships exist between the enhancement and preservation of cultural heritage and tourism as a fundamental driver for regional development. The time has come to give due recognition to the rescaling processes affecting heritage and tourism destinations, intended both as upscaling and downscaling. Rescaling heritage and tourism destinations can be seen as both a strategy pursued by national and regional agencies, or as unintended consequences of the constant interplay between an increasingly complex array of stakeholders, including cross-national institutions and local communities.

The aim of the RSA research network is to examine tourism diversity from the perspective of regional development in order to identify current challenges and opportunities in a more systematic manner, and hence provide the basis for a more well-informed integration of tourism into regional development strategies and move beyond political short-termism and buzzword fascination.

The Rimini workshop aimed to discuss and exchange ideas, experiences, and research results about cultural heritage and tourismwith a particular focus on the rescaling processes. This endeavour has in fact the potential of shedding new light on the intricate and multilayered decision-making processes underpinning the rescaling of heritage and tourism.

Organization and scientific committee:

• Alessia Mariotti - University of Bologna - Dept. for Life Quality Studies
• Francesco Barbini - University of Bologna - Dept. of Management
• Massimo Giovanardi - University of Leicester - School of Management
• Roberto Patuelli - University of Bologna - Dept. for Economics
• Chiara Rabbiosi - University of Bologna - Dept. for Life Quality Studies
• Lorenzo Zirulia - University of Bologna - Dept. for Economics

In partership with:
RSA, Research Network on Tourism and Regional Development

Under the auspices of:
Architecture of Totalitarian Regimes in Urban Managements | ATRIUM
UNESCO/UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism, Development” 
Network of Universities of the Council of Europe Cultural Routes Studies (NCRS)

and the sponsorship of:
Uni.Rimini