Cultural heritage and tourism planning in Italy and Europe/Patrimoni culturali e pianificazione del turismo in Italia e in Europa

European current tourism planning is based on the criteria inspiring urban development planning. Its basic features are social cohesion, optimazation of tradition, as well as social and cultural heritage, rooted resources. Tourism development is not only to be based on the well-known artistic and cultural heritage, but, overridingly, on the land heritage, to be considered as a living being to be continuously protected and regenerated, as it mirrors its inhabitants? lives and work stories.