Syllabus for Cultural Heritage as a Driver for Regional Development

Kulturarv som drivkraft för regional utveckling

A revised version of the syllabus is available.

Syllabus

  • 7.5 credits
  • Course code: 5KV703
  • Education cycle: Second cycle
  • Main field(s) of study and in-depth level: Conservation A1N

    Explanation of codes

    The code indicates the education cycle and in-depth level of the course in relation to other courses within the same main field of study according to the requirements for general degrees:

    First cycle

    • G1N: has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
    • G1F: has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G1E: contains specially designed degree project for Higher Education Diploma
    • G2F: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • G2E: has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements, contains degree project for Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
    • GXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

    Second cycle

    • A1N: has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1F: has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
    • A1E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (60 credits)
    • A2E: contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)
    • AXX: in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

  • Grading system: Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG)
  • Established: 2017-06-07
  • Established by: The Department Board
  • Applies from: Autumn 2017
  • Entry requirements:

    A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university.

  • Responsible department: Department of Art History

Learning outcomes

The student should, after completing the course, be able to,

regarding knowledge and understanding

  • discuss and critically reflect on the role of cultural heritage for economic and social dimensions of sustainable development,
  • reflect on conservation economy and understand in depth how cultural heritage can contribute to regional development aspects,
  • demonstrate in-depth theoretical and methodological knowledge about different designs, models and methods for the study and evaluation of cultural heritage and sustainable growth,

regarding competence and skills

  • independently analyse, assess and handle complex conservation economy phenomena, issues and situations,
  • independently search, plan and use relevant information as a basis for carrying out qualified tasks using adequate methods for the purpose of preserving, re-using and developing historic environments,
  • apply and integrate relevant knowledge for the purpose of adaptive re-reuse of various historic environments,
  • draw conclusions about how conservation can contribute to regional development and form a resource for society in different respects,

regarding judgement and approach

  • relate to both national and international conservation problems and solutions, and
  • relate to different perspectives and presentations of cultural heritage and regional development for the purpose of drawing both general and specific conclusions.

Content

The focus of this course is cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable growth. The role of cultural heritage in specific systems-wide cultural districts, regional fields of creative power, as well as economic impacts of conservation and adaptive re-use of the built cultural heritage is treated. The course also highlights and problematises issues such as: conservation - utility – development, as well as models for how cultural heritage can strengthen social economy. Special emphasis will be laid on the adaptive re-use of cultural heritage.

Instruction

The course will consist of seminars, lectures, and group work. Active participation in seminars and group work is compulsory. Absence from any of these will need to be compensated.

Assessment

Assessment will be based on active participation in seminars and the submission of written assignments. Grades will be given in accordance with the Swedish grading system. The following grades will be used: Fail (U), Pass (G), Pass with distinction (VG).

Syllabus Revisions

Reading list

Reading list

Applies from: Autumn 2017

Some titles may be available electronically through the University library.

Mandatory literature

  • Bowitz, E.; Ibenkolt, K. Economic impacts of Cultural Heritage : Research and Perspectives

    Part of:

    Journal of cultural heritage.

    Paris: Elsevier, 2000-

    vol. Vol. 10 (2009) nr. 1

    pp. 1-8

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Fusco Girard, Luigi.; Levent, Tüzin Baycan.; Nijkamp, Peter. Sustainable city and creativity : promoting creative urban initiatives

    Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, c2011

    pp. 55-96

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Getting Cultural Heritage work for Europe

    European Commission, 2015

    http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/getting-cultural-heritage-to-work-for-europe-pbKI0115128/

    18 pages

    Mandatory

  • Gustafsson, Christer The Halland model : a trading zone for building conservation in concert with labour market policy and the construction industry, aiming at regional sustainable development

    Göteborg: Chalmers University of Technology, 2009

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Licciardi, Guido.; Amirtahmasebi, Rana. The economics of uniqueness : investing in historic city cores and cultural heritage assets for sustainable development

    Washington, DC: The World Bank, c2012

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Mason, R. Be Interested and Beware : Joining Economic Valuation and Heritage Conservation

    Part of:

    International journal of heritage studies : IJHS.

    vol. Vol. 12 (2008) nr. 4

    pp. 303-318

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Mazzanti, M. Valuing Cultural Heritage in a Multi-attribute Framework Microeconomic Perspectives and Policy Implications

    Part of:

    The journal of socio-economics.

    Greenwich, Conn.: Published in cooperation with Western Illinois University by JAI Press, 1991-

    vol. Vol. 32 (2003) nr. 5

    pp. 549-569

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • National/Regional Innovations Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3). Cohesion Policy 2014-2020

    European Commission, 2013

    http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/docgener/informat/2014/smart_specialisation_en.pdf

    8 pages

    Mandatory

  • Sacco, Pier Luigi Culture 3.0: A new perspective for the EU 2014-2020 structural funds programming

    OMC Working Group on Cultural and Creative Industries, 2011

    Fulltext

    Mandatory

  • Throsby, C. D. The economics of cultural policy

    Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Understanding Cultural Geography as a Pseudo-Diffusion Process : The Case of the Veneto Region Ferilli, Guido; Sacco, Pier Luigi; Buscema, Massimo; Tavano Blessi, Giorgio

    Part of:

    Economies

    MDPI AG,

    vol. Vol. 3 (2015)

    pp. 100-127 doi:10.3390/economies3020100

    Find in the library

    Mandatory

  • Economic valuation of Cultural Heritage Sites: A choice modelling approach Choi, A.S.; Ritchie, B.W.; Papandrea, F.; Bennett, J.

    Tourism Management, 2010

    Mandatory

Additional literature of no more than 200 pages may be distributed during the course.

Reference literature

  • Cultural Heritage Counts for Europe

    CHCFE Consortium, 2015

    http://www.encatc.org/culturalheritagecountsforeurope

  • Culture Urban Future. Global Report on Culture for Sustainable Urban Development

    Unesco, 2016

    303 pages

  • Lichfield, Nathaniel. Economics in urban conservation

    Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]: Cambridge University Press in association with Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, Jerusalem, 1988

    Find in the library

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