Wpływ przedsięwzięć związanych z odnową obiektów i miejsc zabytkowych na gospodarkę lokalną i regionalną

A coherent approach to any resource in local and regional development should be based on a comprehensive analysis of its potential, taking into account both qualitative and quantitative factors as well as including the multiplicity of social, economic, ecological and cultural values it creates and transmits. Strictly economic effect of heritage objects, sites and institutions, expressed in terms of income and workplaces, is only one of several important spheres of impact of cultural heritage on the contemporary socio-economic development processes. However, if a sound argumentation for the spending of public means on conservation and restoration projects and an effective system of encouraging private investors to undertake them are to be developed, such factors surely have to be integrated into the analysis. As follows, the aim of the article is to describe the economic impact mechanisms of heritage objects, sites and projects in the local and regional context. Three principal types of effects are considered: 1) direct economic effects and multiplier effects (indirect and induced) generated by a given historic building, site or heritage-related activity; 2) temporary multiplier effects existing during the duration of the restoration and construction activities and 3) tourism multipliers. Factors shaping the strength and character of the above effects are also discussed.