Cultural Resources Strategy for Sustainable Regional Development

Verein zur Förderung des Steirischen Vulkanlandes (Hrsg.)
Auersbach: BVR, 2014.
This book is intended as an information resource and guide for anyone who is involved in the preservation, revitalization or development of localities or regions, from elected officials, to business owners and entrepreneurs, to local artists, craftspeople and even concerned citizens. The era of globalization hast brought new challenges for rural areas in particular. Competition from imported goods or large chain retailers, the decline of industry in many areas caused by widespread international outsourcing of manufacturing activities, and gradual depopulaiton due to ongoing urbanization are just a few of the threats facing rural areas in contemporary times, To guarantee the long-term suvival and properity of their regionas, local and regional authorities, regional development agencies, and other conerned parties need innovative economic strategies designed to meet theses challenges. This book offers one such strategy that can be flexibly adapted and implemented to address the specific contitions and challenges of any locality or region.