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An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

Table 1 The city as a repository of resources. Heritage city.

From: Cultural experiences in the framework of “cultural cities”: measuring the socioeconomic impact of culture in urban performance

Dimension: Repository of resources

Primary mode of value creation

Modes of production/ reproduction

Urban concept

Materials

Uses of heritage for economic, social or cultural value creation (mainly—but not exclusively tourism)

Investment in heritage creation or restoration, access and tourist infrastructures, signalling, labelisation

Heritage City

Iconic

Urban brand and marketing strategies

Incorporation of symbolic value into value creation processes

Generation of emblematic elements and condensers of meaning. Slogans Production of icons

Meanings

New meanings by comparison, similarity, contrast, hybridisation

Storytelling through films, literature, media…. Investment in cultural events, festivals