Looking After Cultural and Natural Heritage Resources in Asia ...

Typical opportunities
• Tourism (various types) as an obvious future for many
heritage sites – but… great dangers of overcrowding and
loss of heritage values
• Cultural events (concerts, theater, other shows) as a
creative solution with considerable employment effects, but
-- seasonal peaks (summer) and troughs
• “Knowledge industries” (special university institutes,
international exchange centres, international schools) with
remarkable potential for sustainable employment effects
• Conference and cultural tourism – as a better solution than
seasonal mass tourism (if conference facilities and
knowledge industries can be put in place)
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