Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Economic Development

‘This book is one of the very first to explore a perspective too often forgotten in the debates on the value of cultural heritage. It deals with the support of cultural heritage for creativeness and helps us understand heritage as an asset for the future, and not merely as a footprint of the past. Moreover this book combines theoretical and statistical perspectives, which makes a seminal contribution for both practitioners and academics.’ –Xavier Greffe, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France

‘The invaluable effects of cultural heritage on society in terms of education, inspiration and identity are commonly acknowledged in the relevant literature, but have never been assessed in quantitative terms. This book does so in a rigorous and convincing way, through the role of another critical element, social creativity.’ –Roberto Camagni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

‘By attributing to cultural heritage an inspirational and creative value, this book provides a fascinating new insight on its relationship with regional development. The volume elegantly conceptualises and empirically tests the role of creativity as a mediator between cultural heritage and local performance.’ –Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano, Italy and Past President of RSAI, Portugal

Silvia Cerisola, Post-Doc Researcher, Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC) Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.