Author: Andrea Štolfová
Affiliation: Provozně ekonomická fakulta ČZU v Praze, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol
Email: stolfova@pef.czu.cz
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-1485
Language: Czech
Issue: 1/2019
Pages: 66-85 (20 pages)
Keywords: Culture, cultural heritage, sustainability, economic impact, social impact
Summary/Abstract
Support for culture and the sustainability of tangible cultural heritage are widely debated due to their economic, cultural, and identity-shaping impact. Culture belongs to the public sector and is thus financed from state resources. A common question arises: Does it make sense to promote culture? Addressing the purpose of promoting culture and its effects is complex, though not impossible. The first part of the paper presents the results of research on the economic and social impacts of culture. Narrowing the focus to tangible cultural heritage protected by the Czech state, we see approximately 44,000 objects designated as cultural monuments. Given this number, state financial support may be distributed as small amounts or as higher, one-off grants. Therefore, another important criterion for supporting monuments is their sustainability, which is closely related to their functional use. Many monuments have lost their original role, making it crucial to find new purposes to preserve them for future generations. The variables influencing the selection of a new purpose for monuments are discussed in the second part of the article.
Udržitelnost hmotného kulturního dědictví z perspektivy ekonomických a sociálních dopadů