Network contributions for territorial innovation in cultural heritage management

Abstract

The present study aims at analyzing cooperative practices in built cultural heritage and identify how they affect innovation. To this end, a systematic revision of the literature and analysis of two interna‑ tional case studies (Italy and Spain) were carried out, concluding that: i) the impact of built cultural heritage on the draw of tourism is clear, above all in urban destinations; ii) the agents responsible for the manage‑ ment of built cultural heritage must be able to envision new targets and adapt their offer to a more demand‑ ing and independent tourist who wants to have access to sophisticated experiences with which to interact in a personalized way; iii) cooperation networks in tourism are management models that generate innovation in the offer with favorable impacts for the respective territories.