Dynamic socio-economic impact: a holistic analytical framework for cultural heritage sites

Abstract

A growing number of socio-economic studies of cultural heritage sites have been undertaken in recent years, normally focusing on specific impact dimensions. This paper offers a holistic framework for analysing socio-economic impact of heritage sites. It presents impract as a dynamic concept and provides a typological basis for analysing impacts. Such a holistic approach will provide a useful basis from which heritage managers can conceptualise socio-economic impact.