Cultural Sustainability and Regional Development

Taylor & Francis

Cultural Sustainability and Regional DevelopmentTheories and practices of territorialisation\nAuthor(s): Joost Dessein, Elena Battaglini, Lummina Horlings\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138743533, 978-1138743533\nSynopsis\nMeeting the aims of sustainability is becoming increasingly difficult; at the same time, the call for culture is becoming more powerful. This book explores the relationships between culture, sustainability and regional change through the concept of territorialisation. This new concept describes the dynamics and processes in the context of regional development, driven by collective human agency that stretches beyond localities and marked-off regional boundaries.\n\nThis book launches the concept of territorialisation by exploring how the natural environment and culture are constitutive of each other. This concept allows us to study the characterisation of the natural assets of a place, the me.