Cultural Heritage and Tourism: Potential Impact, Partnership and Governance: Presentations on the III Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Forum, 25-27 September in Vilnius, Lithuania

155 Pages·2008·4.483 MB·English

by  Marianne Lehtimäki, Alfredas Jomantas (eds.)

C
CULTURAL HERITAGE
AND TOURISM:
POTENTIAL, IMPACT,
PARTNERSHIP
AND GOVERNANCE
The presentations on the
III Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Forum
25–27 September in Vilnius, Lithuania
Edited by Marianne Lehtimäki
Monitoring Group on Cultural Heritage in the Baltic Sea States
and
Department of Cultural Heritage under Ministry of Culture, Lithuania
Published with support of the Department of Cultural Heritage
under Ministry of Culture of Lithuania
Editor Marianne Lehtimäki
Adviser and co-ordinator Alfredas Jomantas
© Department of Cultural Heritage
under Ministry of Culture, Lithuania 2008
Published by Versus Aureus
Design by Saulius Bajorinas
Printed by “Aušra”
CONTENT

INTRODUCTION

Cultural heritage and tourism in the Baltic Sea States
– Why to read this book 9
Alfredas Jomantas, Lithuania and Marianne Lehtimäki, Finland
Cultural heritage in Lithuania:
Potential for local and territorial initiatives 13
Irena Vaišvilaitė, Lithuania
Cultural tourism
– An experience of place and time 16
Helena Edgren, Finland
POTENTIAL
The experiences of cultural tourism 18
Mike Robinson
Cultural heritage as an engine for local development 26
Torunn Herje, Norway
Literature tourism linked to intangible cultural heritage 29
Anja Praesto, Sweden
Production of local pride and national networks 32
Anton Pärn, Estonia
First World War field fortifications as a cultural tourism object 37
Dagnis Dedumietis, Latvia
Traditional turf buildings and historic landscapes:
the core of cultural tourism in rural Iceland 39
Magnus Skulason, Iceland
Archaeology visualised
– The Viking houses and a reconstructed jetty in Hedeby 42
Sven Kalmring, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Underwater attractions
– The Kronprins Gustav Adolf Underwater Park 44
Sallamari Tikkanen, Finland
Potentials of marine wreck tourism 47
Iwona Pomian, Poland
Protection, management and use of underwater heritage in the Baltic Sea region 49
Björn Varenius, Sweden

IMPACT
How do tourists consume heritage places? 52
Gregory Ashworth
The economics of built heritage 59
Terje M. Nypan, Norway
Tourism: chances and threats to urban heritage
The case of Kraków 62
Monika A. Murzyn, Poland
Combining old and new – Tourism and recreation in Ribe 67
Michael Lauenborg, Denmark
PARTNERSHIP
Cultural heritage and tourism – friends or foes? 71
Dag Myklebust, Norway
Network of Scandinavian Islands 79
Thomas Hjelm, Sweden

Garden dreams – Historic parks in Saxony-Anhalt 81
Christa Ringkamp, Germany
Sharing excellence over borders 84
Anne Parikka, Finland
Cultural Routes as a frame for implementing joint sustainable trans-border cultural tourism offers 87
Michel Thomas-Penette
GOVERNANCE
Relations between heritage and entrepreneurs 89
Torkel Molin, Sweden
Preservation through utilisation 96
Grete Horntvedt, Norway

Dead sites versus narratives:
Looking for intermediates for urban spaces in Klaipėda 98
Liutauras Kraniauskas, Lithuania
Making lighthouses accessible to tourists 104
Fryderyk Tomala, Poland
Challenges using historic ships as a resource in the development of tourism 108
Ole Vistrup, Denmark
Private public partnership in the Grönsöö Castle 114
Jacob von Ehrenheim, Sweden

REUSE Of HISTORIC bUILDINGS
The significance of traditional materials and skills 118
Hans Sandström, Sweden

NGO as an accomplisher of revitalization of a manor house 122
Pekka Kärki, Finland
Managing the building preservation process 124
Ilmars Dirveiks, Latvia

Green heritage as a part of authenticity
– Gardens and parks at the Barony Rosendal 126
Kjell Andresen, Norway

Accessibility is a process! 128
Elisa Heikkilä, Finland
CONCLUSIONS
Recommendations for cultural heritage and tourism for the Baltic Sea States
agreed by the III Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Forum 2007 132
Communicating heritage 134
Marianne Lehtimäki
A dozen useful principles of how to start a cultural heritage itinerary 136
Georges Calteux
Lessons learned 137
Alfredas Jomantas and Marianne Lehtimäki
APPENDIX
List of references 141
Acknowledgements to the authors and contributors 146