CHEST Cultural and Natural Heritage: a base for a Sustainable Tourism

Italy, despite its tiny size, is the Country with major UNESCO's sites in the world and with the largest concentration in the world of monuments and masterpieces that are the most evident evidence of Cultural Heritage. In recent years, many efforts have been made by the Government, with a decisive support from the EU (thinking only to Pompei Project), to intervene both on the side of a better and more careful conservation, and on that of a wider, diversified and attractive fruition. This is why, in the European Cultural Heritage year, it seems appropriate to make this proposal which, based on the scientific knowledge of our Institute, wants to offer to the VET system updated and interesting tools for unconventional professional choices. The project focuses on the aspects of the protection and enhancement of the Cultural and Natural Heritage (considered, collectively, as 'Non-Negotiable Goods' -BNN-). It is thought for a target group of teachers and trainers, and of the entire VET system, especially those active in such areas as tourism, agrarian / agro-food / agro-industry, restoration and recovery of architectural and cultural heritage and post-diploma courses, such as: "construction, environment and territory" or "transformation and enhancement of local food and wine and food productions ".