"Cultural heritage is claimed to be an inseparable part of our life. Hence, the accessibility to cultural heritage is of paramount importance for all of us. Nevertheless, the understanding of accessibility to cultural heritage is in general limited to provision of means for physical contact of disabled people with the environment. Such a narrow-minded approach not only may lead to
the loss of knowledge but also furthermore, in many cases, may leave heritage sites incomprehensible and – which is worse – alienated.
The paper explores in particular the economic accessibility to cultural heritage. It is aiming at reducing the scepticism against what can be perceived as an undue intrusion of economics into the domain of cultural heritage. The focus is on the economic perspectives of cultural heritage – on the opportunities and not on the constraints. In this context, the current Bulgarian reality puts debatable questions that reveal quite opposite extremes. This, in turn, outlines some aspects concerning life of heritage. Further, the paper introduces two
controversial examples that manage, though, to bind rather successfully economics and heritage.
The paper also attempts to put forward an alternative concept for the decision-making process in terms of economic accessibility and its impact on cultural heritage conservation. The approach will hopefully contribute not only to the discussions on binding economics and heritage but also, most importantly, to a better understanding of the role cultural heritage plays as a truly integral part of our life. "
Georgieva, D. It's not Binary or Economic Accessibility to Cultural Heritage,
УАСГ, 2018, с. 67- 82.
Georgieva, D. .
It's not Binary or Economic Accessibility to Cultural Heritage.
София: УАСГ, 2018, с. 67- 82.
Georgieva, D. (2018)
It's not Binary or Economic Accessibility to Cultural Heritage,
София: УАСГ, с. 67- 82
Georgieva, D.
(2018).
It's not Binary or Economic Accessibility to Cultural Heritage. Годишник на Университета по архитектура, строителство и геодезия - УАСГ. София: УАСГ 51 (бр.1.), с. 67- 82.
