The Basis for Sustainable Place-based Economic Development: The Role of Cultural Heritage in Latvia, Sweden and Ukraine

2017 2nd SSR International Conference on Social Sciences and Information (SSR-SSI 2017). Advances in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol.17 2017
Edgars Pudzis, Ineta Geipele, Sanda Lapuķe

The study provides an insight into the changes in the principle of sustainability, i.e., the transition from the approach of three pillars of sustainability (environment, economy, human) to multi-faceted definitions of sustainability, with particular emphasis on the role of cultural dimension. To estimate the importance of sustainability dimensions at different stages (levels) of economic development in the particular countries, the comparative study of the three local communities – in Latvia (Carnikava village), Sweden (Hults Bruk village) and Ukraine (Vygoda village) – is performed. The analytical and comparative method for the examination of the current situation and mutual comparison of places as well as the induction method to ensure that the results obtained contribute to drawing general conclusions has been applied. The findings of the study highlight an essential role of cultural heritage and cultural values in economic and community development regardless of the current economic situation in a country or a particular region.

Keywords
Community development, Development resources, Cultural heritage, Sustainable development
DOI
10.26602/asbs.2017.17.32
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Pudzis, E., Geipele, I., Lapuķe, S. The Basis for Sustainable Place-based Economic Development: The Role of Cultural Heritage in Latvia, Sweden and Ukraine. In: 2017 2nd SSR International Conference on Social Sciences and Information (SSR-SSI 2017). Advances in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Vol.17, Russia, Moscow, 28-29 June, 2017. Singapore: Singapore Management & Sports Sci Inst; Acad Conf Inst; City Univ Hong Kong, 2017, pp.32-36. ISBN 978-981-11-2563-8. ISSN 2339-5133. Available from: doi:10.26602/asbs.2017.17.32

Publication language
English (en)