Economic Value of Ireland's Historic Environment - The Heritage ...

Contents
Executive Summary ............................................................................... i
1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Scope of Study ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Impetus for the Study................................................................................................. 1
1.3 Method and Analytical Framework ........................................................................... 2
1.4 Structure of Report .................................................................................................... 3
2 Importance of Heritage .......................................................................... 5
2.1 Definitions of Heritage ............................................................................................... 5
2.2 Role and Importance of Heritage .............................................................................. 5
2.3 Economic Impact of Heritage: Evidence from Recent Studies .............................. 6
2.3.1 Valuing our Environment .............................................................................................. 7
2.3.2 Historic Environment Impact Studies ............................................................................ 8
2.4 Social and Cultural Benefits ...................................................................................... 8
2.5 Strategic Summary: Importance of the Heritage ..................................................... 9
3 Scope of Ireland's Historic Environment ........................................... 10
3.1 Historic Environment Assets .................................................................................. 10
3.2 Historic Environment Sector ................................................................................... 11
3.3 Ireland's Historic Environment: Study Definition .................................................. 15
3.4 Strategic Summary: Scope of Ireland's Historic Environment ............................. 16
4 Economic Impact of Ireland's Historic Environment ........................ 17
4.1 Approach to Impact Assessment ............................................................................ 17
4.2 Core Historic Environment Organisations ('Inner Wheel') .................................... 18
4.3 Built Heritage Construction Sector ......................................................................... 19
4.4 Tourism-related Impacts .......................................................................................... 21
4.5 Total Economic Impact: Historic Environment ...................................................... 25
4.6 Strategic Summary: Economic Impact of Ireland's Historic Environment .......... 25
5 Wider Impacts of Ireland's Historic Environment ............................. 26
5.1 Supporting Other Sectors of the Economy ............................................................ 26
5.2 The Role of the Historic Environment in Education and Lifelong Learning ........ 27