How Cultural Tourism Management Initiatives Come to Light Starting from Local Needs: The Case of the Crespi D’Adda Company Town

A groundbreaking integration of cultural tourism initiatives with UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) management is demonstrated at Crespi d'Adda, Italy. The study highlights how actions proposed through the Horizon2020 TExTOUR project—focusing on social innovation and sustainable growth via participatory tourism—were seamlessly incorporated into Crespi d'Adda's UNESCO Management Plan. This bottom-up approach, involving local stakeholders and residents, ensured that locally identified needs aligned with broader conservation and promotion strategies for the site. The research underscores the potential of collaborative, participatory processes to shape effective heritage management, offering a model for other WHS sites seeking sustainable cultural tourism development.

Bussolati, E., Cecere, S., De Bonis Patrignani, R., & Tabasso, M. (2024). How Cultural Tourism Management Initiatives Come to Light Starting from Local Needs: The Case of the Crespi D’Adda Company Town. Advances in Cultural Tourism Research, 19–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-65537-1_2