Planning and development
Introduction
The recent debates around creative industries have directed researchers' attention to the importance of attractive, historical living environments as catalysts of new, productive economic activities. The innovative, historically conscious reuse of both old industrial areas and living quarters should be viewed as an asset for regional economic development. It provides significant room for innovation in real-estate development, as the continuing success of lofts testifies.
The Economics and Built Heritage project is collecting a list of experts. The list is intended to help regional authorities, municipalities and private developers find the right kind of consultants for analysis and valuation, internal education and planning tasks. In the future, the results of the comparative Nordic research will be collected in a selection of ready-to-use methods and generally applicable results, hinting at the likely economic effect of different heritage preservation strategies.