Full Description
This volume explores the transformative role of digital cultural heritage in shaping sustainable cultural tourism. It examines how innovations such as 3D reconstructions, immersive media, and memory twins—digital counterparts of monuments and artefacts—enhance visitor engagement and protect fragile sites. By linking physical heritage with digital narratives, the book demonstrates how technology fosters informed, meaningful tourism experiences while addressing challenges like overtourism and environmental stress. Featuring peer-reviewed contributions from the EuroMed2024 workshop under the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, it bridges theory, policy, and practice. This resource offers scholars, policymakers, and practitioners actionable insights into managing cultural tourism in the digital era, aligning heritage preservation with the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Contents
Cultural and Creative Tourism as a Driver for Sustainable Development.- Memory Twin and Cultural Heritage Tourism.- A 4D XR world viewer for digitally enhanced cultural tourism.- Participative Interpretation using Interactive Digital Storytelling.- Communicating (Digitally) the Natural & Cultural Heritage of Monte San Giorgio and its Surroundings in Switzerland and Italy.- Redefining Authenticity in Digital Heritage Tourism Experiences.- Multidimensional Approach Fostering Sustainable Tourism Growth in Rural & Remote Regions.- Promoting Sustainable Tourism in Crafting Landscapes through Digital Innovation.- Barbora route: Cultural Pilgrimage Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Development in Central Slovakia.- Mobile media and urban memory: the HistoryCity project.- Beyond the digital documentation: The Monumental Cemetery of Perugia and Interpretive Models for Funerary Heritage.
