Cultural Leadership in Transition Tourism: Developing Innovative and Sustainable Models

Cultural tourism has proved to be a significant source of economic development for cultural destinations, but it has also emerged as a sometimes potentially controversial and unsustainable phenomenon. The recent pandemic has also pointed out that we need different models of development of tourism, that include a more balanced approach to cultural components in cities and rural areas. Calls have been made on the need to design more sustainable models of tourism development for cultural destinations, conceiving tourism as a means to increasing the quality of life and generating economic opportunities in cities and regions by involving their communities and stakeholders. This book presents an in-depth analysis of the transition towards more sustainable models of cultural tourism development. Starting from the ongoing debate on cultural ecosystems, the book explores the potential key role of cultural and creative organizations as leaders of change. Including theoretical contributions, quantitative and qualitative analyses and international case studies, the book explores the role of cultural actors as leaders and their potential as drivers of culture-led innovation for tourism in cities and regions.

Elena Borin is Associate Professor of Business Administration and Member of the research centre CERMES - Management, Economics and Local Development at Link Campus University (Rome, Italy) . She is Board Member of ENCATC - European network on cultural management and policy (Brussels, Belgium). Previously, she was the Director of the Master in Arts and Cultural Management and Coordinator of the Research Team in Arts and Cultural Management at the Burgundy School of Business (Dijon, France). Her research and publications focus on cultural management and governance, public-private and multi-stakeholder partnerships, accounting and sustainability reporting in the cultural sector.

Mara Cerquetti is Associate Professor of Management at the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the University of Macerata (Italy). Her research and publications focus on cultural management and policy, cultural heritage value, value creation and measurement, cultural marketing, museum management and sustainable tourism.

Marta Crispí is Professor of History of Art, Heritage and Museology at the Degree of Humanities at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Spain). She is the author of several papers and book chapters on Gothic Art, iconography and heritage. She has been the IP of different research projects and knowledge transfer in cultural management and heritage.

Judith Urbano is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the International University of Catalonia (Spain) and Director of the Research Group History, Architecture and Design. Her expertise is in the fields of 19th century architecture (Historicism, Eclecticism, Art Nouveau), catalan modernism, avant-garde movements and women artists. She is the author of several books and articles about art history and architecture of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.