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A 360° View of Heritage Management
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A 360° View of Heritage Management

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 2425

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Ricardo David Hernandez Rojas

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Department of Agricultural Economics, Finance, and Accounting, University of Cordoba, Plaza Puerta Nueva, 14012 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: management; heritage; sustainability; tourism; history

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue “A 360° View of Heritage Management” strives to comprehensively explore the multifaceted landscape of heritage management. Traditionally, heritage—understood in its broadest sense—was the domain of historians and archeologists, but the reality is that multidisciplinary teams are essential and tend to yield the best outcomes in heritage management. Thus, this Special Issue covers a variety of dimensions including heritage tourism, sustainability, economic impacts, social and cultural facets, and historical and bibliographic studies. Heritage tourism management, once relegated to the realm of tourism practices, has transcended its traditional borders, evolving into a multidisciplinary domain shaped by the forces of globalization, cultural exchange, sustainability imperatives, and the burgeoning phenomenon of heritage tourism. The Special Issue serves as a platform for scholarly research, inviting contributions that not only examine conventional aspects of heritage but also illuminate its intersections with other disciplines and contemporary social trends. Key thematic areas include the fundamental role of heritage in promoting tourism, the imperative to adopt sustainable practices, socio-economic ramifications, and innovative approaches to managing heritage management companies. Scholars are encouraged to submit papers that offer nuanced analysis and new perspectives, thereby enriching our collective understanding of heritage management through a global, interdisciplinary lens.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo David Hernandez Rojas
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • management
  • heritage
  • sustainability
  • tourism
  • history

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Socio-Economic Drivers of Cultural Heritage Digitization in the EU
by Daina Kleponė, Paulius Šūmakaris, Kristina Kovaitė and Karolina Šūmakarienė
Heritage 2026, 9(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage9010017 - 6 Jan 2026
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Cultural heritage digitization (CHD) has become a strategic priority in European cultural and digital policies, driving efforts to enhance accessibility, preservation, and economic engagement. As digital technologies reshape the cultural sector, CHD increasingly intersects with the digital economy, fostering new forms of value [...] Read more.
Cultural heritage digitization (CHD) has become a strategic priority in European cultural and digital policies, driving efforts to enhance accessibility, preservation, and economic engagement. As digital technologies reshape the cultural sector, CHD increasingly intersects with the digital economy, fostering new forms of value creation. Despite this, empirical research on the socioeconomic drivers of CHD remains limited, with existing studies focused mainly on conceptual discussions, expert-based assessments, or institutional case studies. This study systematically analyzes the socioeconomic drivers shaping CHD across Europe using large-scale data from ENUMERATE and Eurostat. An econometric approach combining Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) is employed to capture both linear and non-linear relationships. The findings show that CHD is shaped by a complex interplay of economic capacity, digital infrastructure, institutional strategy, and societal demand, rather than by targeted funding initiatives alone. By bridging conceptual discussions and systematic econometric analysis, the study provides a robust empirical framework for understanding the external conditions that influence CHD and offers evidence-based insights to support more targeted digital transformation strategies in the European cultural sector. Full article
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Stakeholder Roles in the Participatory Management of Diasporic Built Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review
by Yan Zhou, Lidwine Spoormans and Ana Pereira Roders
Heritage 2026, 9(2), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage9020074 - 13 Feb 2026
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Community participation is widely recognised as essential for sustainable heritage management. While international doctrines increasingly advocate participatory approaches, heritage management practices remain largely place-based and continue to prioritise territorially defined local communities. In the context of international migration and diaspora, such approaches inadequately [...] Read more.
Community participation is widely recognised as essential for sustainable heritage management. While international doctrines increasingly advocate participatory approaches, heritage management practices remain largely place-based and continue to prioritise territorially defined local communities. In the context of international migration and diaspora, such approaches inadequately address diasporic built heritage, whose cultural significance is conveyed by transnational diasporic communities across countries of origin and destination. Limited research has examined how diasporic communities negotiate their roles with other stakeholders in the participatory management of diasporic built heritage. This study presents a systematic literature review of 106 English-language publications, following the PRISMA guidelines, to examine how diasporic communities and other stakeholders participate in the management of diasporic built heritage. The analysis focuses on (1) mapping the geographic, institutional, and thematic patterns of current research, and (2) analysing stakeholder categories and cross-sector roles across origins and destinations. The results reveal a diverse, but uneven, geographic distribution of the case studies and institutions retrieved from English-language publications. A stakeholder framework is developed to bridge minority and mainstream (cross-sector) roles across origins and destinations, offering insights into the comprehensive understanding and identification of stakeholder roles for fostering further novel research on diasporic built heritage. Full article
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