Informatologia, Vol. 48 No. 3-4, 2015.
Preliminary communication
ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF YOUNG LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE ŠPANCIRFEST FESTIVAL IN VARAŽDIN
Lana Domšić
; University of Applied Sciences Baltazar Zaprešić, Croatia
Abstract
Heritage has been considered as one of the main drivers of social development whose important role is achieved through a number of effects in social and economic domain, such as urban regeneration, social cohesion, conflict resolution, education and creative development of individuals. The need for evaluation of social impacts of heritage is emphasized nowadays by circumstances such as long-term global economic crisis, changes in the system of public financing, gradual reduction of budgetary resources for culture, transition to the digital age and changes in cultural participation. The current paper investigates this issue through an empirical study aimed at analysing the attitudes and perceptions of young inhabitants of Varaždin towards the social effects of urban heritage festival Špancirfest on certain aspects of personal and local development. The study was conducted using a survey of high school students. The conducted factor analysis suggested the division of social impacts into four groups: social cohesion and community empowerment, personal development, local image and identity and economic prosperity and revitalization. The results showed that Špancirfest has the greatest impact in the category of social cohesion and community empowerment, and the lowest impacts are those associated with personal development and education.
Keywords
heritage; social impacts; Špancirfest; festival
Hrčak ID:
151674
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2015.
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