Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the methods of successful management plan in cultural heritage sites. In addition to that, the research task was to clarification the nexus between cultural heritage and sustainable economic development in an operational and empirical manner. In the empirical part of the study, the main concern was finding out how to merge the cultural heritage sites in economic development projects for the local economy development. The methodology adopted for this study involved an innovative combination of economic and social assessment techniques. Economic assessment techniques applied included value analysis of cultural heritage sites. The study showed the culture heritage plays a significant role in the regeneration and development of local and regional areas. Contrary to expectations, the results indicated the great relationship between cultural heritage and socio-economic development to develop regional and local economy. Consistent to earlier research the study supported the hypothesis that using cultural heritage in local economic development projects. The results can be applied to cultural heritage sites and tourist destinations. Further study is required to investment of cultural heritage sites to achieve socioeconomic development.

Highlights

  • The international charters and agreements provides that the heritage is belong all the people, so the responsible of protection cultural heritage is collective responsibility consists of the human, society and government in local, regional and international levels [7]

  • Syria is generally lacking with regards to the sustainable methods in measuring the Cultural heritage (CH) assets

  • CH conservation from an economic point of view triggered a new method for HS planning and management in Syria

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Introduction

It is one of the important resources of the tourism industry and the most important resource of society through the process of development, in which cultural heritage has become an integral part of any society with which it has an asset [3, 4]. The research will be give solutions to solve the problems of the research through this questions: how can CH be included in social and economic development projects?; how to raise awareness of local community to protect and conserve the heritage in all his meanings and shapes?; what the Measures of undertaken by local government to encourage the investments in CH sites?. This research task was to clarification the relation between CH and sustainable economic development in an operational and empirical manner

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