Participation in culture and cultural tourism

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Participatory Governance and Models in Culture and Cultural Tourism is the tile of the book that is now available for free download from the INCULTUM Training Portal.

The book has been produced in the frame of the INCULTUM project by the team at Matej Bel University.

“Participatory approaches and models in tourism are widely accepted as a criterion for sustainable tourism, as it helps decision makers maintain traditional lifestyles and respect community values.”

With these opening words, the incipit of the book immediately introduces the reader to one of the main pillar of the INCULTUM project, i.e. the connection between participation and innovative tourism.

The book is a real useful instruments for students, teachers and professionals who are interested to go deeper on the question of how participatory approaches can be beneficial for more harmonious governance, respectful development of territories and promotion of cultural tourism.

 

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