This paper presents a digital resources ecosystem prototype of integrated tools and to support heritage-led regeneration rural regions, thanks deeper understanding the complexity cultural natural landscapes throughout their historical current development. The is conceived as distributed software platform establishing data open standards for management information, aimed at providing different s...

Present virtual heritage projects are mostly focused either on ‘process’ or ‘product’ but rarely consider ‘user’ (end user’s perception of the content) with project contents predominantly developed with an ‘ocular-centric’ tendency. There is no signifi cant interpretation method or principles for interpreting digital heritage unlike other disciplines such as archaeology. This paper argues that,...

This paper explores how traditional narrative language used in film and theatre can be adapted to create interactivity and a greater sense of presence in the virtual heritage environment. It focuses on the fundamental principles of narrative required to create immersion and presence and investigates methods of embedding intangible social histories into these environments. These issues are explo...

This study investigates how the younger generation conceptualise cultural tourism attractions associated with modern history in contemporary South Korea. Particular attention in this study is given to heritage attractions built in the Japanese colonising past. By analysing data obtained through a Multiple Sorting Procedure, this study identifies the underlying facets of heritage attractions the...

The European amount of digitized material is growing very rapidly, as National, regional and European programmes support the digitization processes by Museums, Libraries, Archives, Archaeological sites and Audiovisual repositories. The generation of digital cultural heritage is accelerated also by the impulse of Europeana that is fostering the European cultural institutions to produce even more...

The complex issues of conservation, politics, tourism management and ownership have emerged as critical issues within the World Heritage debate and specifically within heritage tourism research. Within this context, this article focuses on issues of ownership and belonging and argues that there exists a link between the conceptual inconsistencies inherent in the World Heritage idea and the tens...

Our cultural heritage derives from the development and diversifi cation of human cultures and abilities. Scientifi c investigation of cultural heritage has several important aims: (1) increasing our knowledge and understanding of the tangible heritage; (2) assembling information, including physical evidence, in order to add cultural value to the heritage, including the “intangible” values; and ...

The market of Sichuan intangible cultural heritage APP and mini program based on mobile terminal is lacking. “Internet+” mode used to expand the modern living space heritage, stimulate social economic benefits resources, realize their activation inheritance. By showing relevant deposits materials including existing resources at all levels in province, more people will notice beauty Sichuan’s re...

A conflict between the preservation of the character of existing historic towns and “change” has formed the central argument for conservation. More recently, heritage has superseded conservation, where marketing of heritage as a product according to the demands of the consumer, mainly tourists, has resulted in the commercialisation of heritage over conservation values. Today, the symbiosis of b...