New life for disused religious heritage: A sustainable approach

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2021, Pages

  Lo Faro, Alessandro ^a   Miceli, Alessia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospitality; Religious heritage; Sicily; Social sustainability; Sustainable reuse

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; EXPLOITATION; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEMORY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 85111455604     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su13158187     Document Type: Article

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