TY - JOUR
T1 - The Altamira controversy
T2 - Assessing the economic impact of a world heritage site for planning and tourism management
AU - Dans, Eva Parga
AU - Alonso González, Pablo
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147304/PT#
UID/SOC/04647/2013
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - This paper is the first report of a large research project for the preventive conservation and tourism management of the Altamira World Heritage site that was conducted from 2012 to 2014 and focused on a key feature of the project estimating the potential economic impacts of reopening the Altamira cave to the public. The study analyzed the direct and indirect economic impacts of visitors to Altamira on the regional economy of Cantabria, a Spanish Autonomous Community. Using an input-output method (IO), we estimated the values accrued to the region. This study provides the scientific foundation for the development of an effective tourism management program for the Altamira Complex, analyzing the impact of its access regime and offering policy recommendations on the broader regional economic impact of Altamira.
AB - This paper is the first report of a large research project for the preventive conservation and tourism management of the Altamira World Heritage site that was conducted from 2012 to 2014 and focused on a key feature of the project estimating the potential economic impacts of reopening the Altamira cave to the public. The study analyzed the direct and indirect economic impacts of visitors to Altamira on the regional economy of Cantabria, a Spanish Autonomous Community. Using an input-output method (IO), we estimated the values accrued to the region. This study provides the scientific foundation for the development of an effective tourism management program for the Altamira Complex, analyzing the impact of its access regime and offering policy recommendations on the broader regional economic impact of Altamira.
KW - Altamira world heritage site
KW - Cultural heritage
KW - Input-output analysis
KW - Social value
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85031112277&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.culher.2017.09.007
DO - 10.1016/j.culher.2017.09.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85031112277
VL - 30
SP - 180
EP - 189
JO - Journal of Cultural Heritage
JF - Journal of Cultural Heritage
SN - 1296-2074
ER -