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Reaping the economic benefits of cultural heritage

Cultural heritage should not be viewed as a cost, but rather as an investment that can yield short-term and long-term economic benefits to the city.

In this video, we discuss the economic benefits that cultural heritage can bring to cities.

Economists have developed numerous works to account for the short-term economic impacts of cultural heritage, as well as its long-term impacts. In this video, we stress the importance of the collaborations that cultural heritage projects can trigger within the local socio-economic system.

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Cultural Heritage and the City

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