THE TERRITORIAL APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE CULTURAL DIMENSION AND ITS COMPONENTS

Abstract

The concept of development has been transformed in recent decades, overcoming the direct association with economic growth to acquire a multidimensional and systemic approach. Culture is one of the dimensions that make up the territorial heritage and needs to be included in the development plans of a territory. The objective of this article is to define methodological designs to identify the components of the cultural dimension that make up the territorial patrimony. The methodological approach is qualitative and exploratory, theoretical in nature. As a result, a model for evaluating the cultural heritage of a territory was proposed, which considers six components, evaluated on a five-point scale, with the aim of creating a qualitative measurement, called the activated cultural patrimony index.