The metaverse as a virtual form of smart cities: Opportunities and challenges for environmental, economic, and social sustainability in urban futures

Z Allam, A Sharifi, SE Bibri, DS Jones, J Krogstie - Smart Cities, 2022 - mdpi.com
Data infrastructures, economic processes, and governance models of digital platforms are
increasingly pervading urban sectors and spheres of urban life. This phenomenon is known …

The duality of innovation and food development versus purely traditional foods

RPF Guiné, SG Florença, MJ Barroca… - Trends in food science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Intangible cultural heritage includes knowledge and skills transmitted
throughout times, and this also applies to the food sector. Traditional knowledge assumes …

Sustainability of heritage tourism: A structural perspective from cultural identity and consumption intention

G Zhang, X Chen, R Law, M Zhang - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Intangible cultural heritage can provide cultural value content for product development and
marketing of tourism destinations, enabling these areas to obtain economic benefits. This …

The sustainability of intangible heritage in the COVID-19 era—resilience, reinvention, and challenges in Spain

X Roigé, I Arrieta-Urtizberea, J Seguí - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The public health restrictions and social distancing imposed as a consequence of COVID-19
have not only had a profound impact on intangible heritage, they have also prompted …

Spatial-temporal distribution pattern and tourism utilization potential of intangible cultural heritage resources in the yellow river basin

B Chang, X Ding, J Xi, R Zhang, X Lv - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, the spatial-temporal distribution pattern and tourism utilization potential of
national ICH are analyzed based on GIS technology in the Yellow River Basin. The results …

Examining the structural relationships among heritage proximity, perceived impacts, attitude and residents' support in intangible cultural heritage tourism

Y Wei, H Liu, KS Park - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among the many methods of revitalizing intangible cultural heritage (ICH), tourism
undoubtedly has the largest social and economic benefits. Taijiquan, also known as Tai Chi …

A study on tourists' tendency towards intangible cultural heritage as an attraction (case study: Isfahan, Iran)

H Masoud, M Mortazavi, NT Farsani - City, Culture and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Human civilization is a set of material and immaterial achievements, none of which was
produced without the other. Intangible cultural heritage and spiritual heritage are part of the …

Community participation in the importance of living heritage conservation and its relationships with the community-based education model towards creating a …

NA Abdul Aziz, NF Mohd Ariffin, NA Ismail, A Alias - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Living heritage runs the risk of being lost forever, or frozen as a practice of the past, if not
promoted in the community. The preservation of this history, its transmission to following …

Industrial heritage tourism as a driver of sustainable development? A case study of Steirische Eisenstrasse (Austria)

J Harfst, J Sandriester, W Fischer - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The valorization of cultural heritage for regional development (“Conservation 3.0”) has been
a widely used concept in the last decade. Heritage institutions and the European Union …

Context awareness in cultural heritage applications: a survey

K Michalakis, G Caridakis - ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Cultural Heritage Institutions fueled by the advances in Information Technology are
exploiting new ways to present their content to visitors. The emergence of the Internet of …