Recommended literature and links
- Andersson, Åke E. and Andersson, David E. (2006). The Economics of Experiences, Arts and Entertainment. Cheltenham, UK & Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Ashworth, G.J. (2002). Conservation designation and the revaluation of property: the risk of heritage innovation. International Journal of Heritage Studies 8, no. 1 (2002), pp. 9-23.
- Contingent Valuation of Culture (2002). Conference proceedings and presented papers.
- Economics and Heritage Conservation (1998). Conference proceedings.
- Hutter, Michael & Rizzo, Ilde (eds.) (1997). Economic Perspectives on Cultural Heritage. St. Martin's Press.
- Jivén, Gunilla (2003). Stadens morfologi som kulturarv. Göteborg: Chalmers tekniska högskola.
- Lehtovuori, Panu & Schmidt-Thomé, Kaisa (eds.) (2007). Economics and Built Heritage - Seminar proceedings. Built Heritage – Value Adding Sector. TemaNord 2007:525. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers.
- Listokin, David & Listokin, Barbara & Lahr Michael (1998). "The Contributions of Historic Preservation to Housing and Economic Development." In: Housing Policy Debate 9 (3), pp. 479-485.
- Mason, Randall (2005). Economics and Historic Preservation: A Guide and Review of the Literature.
- McCarthy, Kevin F. & Ondaatje, Elizabeth H.& Zakaras, Laura & Brooks, Arthur (2004). Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the Arts. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation.
- Mälkki, Mikko & Mäntysalo, Raine & Schmidt-Thomé, Kaisa (eds.) (2008). Economics and Built Heritage – Towards New European Initiatives. Espoo: Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications B 92.
- Mälkki, Mikko & Schmidt-Thomé, Kaisa (eds.) (2010). Integrating Aims. Built Heritage in Social and Economic Development. Espoo: Centre for Urban and Regional Studies Publications B 98.
- Navrud, Ståle and Ready, Richard C. (eds.) (2002). Valuing Cultural Heritage. Applying Environmental Valuation Techniques to Historic Buildings, Monuments and Artifacts. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Northampton. (The introduction is available online.)
- Nypan, Terje (2004). Cultural Heritage Monuments and Historic Buildings as Value Generators in a Post-industrial Economy. Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Norway.
- Rakennusperintöportaali. Managed by the Finnish Ministry for the Environment and the National Board of Antiquities, this built heritage portal is aimed at the general public. In Finnish and Swedish.
- Rypkema, Donovan (1991). The Economics of Rehabilitation. Washington DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- Rypkema, Donovan (1994). The Economics of Historic Preservation: a Community Leader's Guide. Washington DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation (updated 2005).
- Throsby, David (2001). Economics and Culture. Cambridge University Press.
- Torre, Marta de la (ed.) (2002). Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
You may also wish to see the Burra Charter, which largely omits the economic aspect of conservation.
Interesting project on managing Fulton Street Mall in Brooklyn, NYC: http://www.prattcenter.net/cp-fultonmall.php