Territorial heritage: some insights about its understanding and enhancement

Abstract

This paper poses a set of contributions about the notion of territorial heritage and its enhancement for sustainable development. Territorial heritage is a complex and non straightforward notion, and for that reason is necessary to set out the conceptual basis and the methodological framework that has been used for its understanding. Later, this approach is tested in four study cases with different sources and characteristics. Conclusions show the relevance of this approach in their different territorial scenarios but also evince numerous weaknesses, mainly in the lack of an integrated and systemic understanding and in its enhancement for sustainable development.