OVERVIEW
This seminar was attended by 55 participants (anthropologists, social scientists, experts in cultural heritage, public administrators, and organisations such as UNESCO) from 17 ASEM countries. It introduced a sociological and anthropological approach to the current debates surrounding cultural heritage and tourism with the following question: “How can the understanding of man as a cultural vector, with its natural inclinations towards tourism, contribute to a better management of the cultural heritage and the tourism industry?”
Six workshops were held to discuss the question. The topics were:
– Solidarity tourism: An idea and its reality
– Images of tourism
– Urban tourism and urbanism
– Influence of tourism on local lifestyle
– From traditional handicraft to industrialised souvenirs
– Cultural heritage and its representation