1st Edition

The Heritage, Creativity and Innovation Nexus Critical Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited By Peter Bille Larsen, Florence Graezer Bideau Copyright 2026
222 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

222 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Heritage, Creativity and Innovation Nexus: Critical Approaches and Interdisciplinary Perspectives explores the central role that innovation and creativity play in contemporary heritage practices. Drawing on a rich body of in-depth case studies from around the world, the editors and authors interrogate the shifting connections between heritage, creativity and innovation. Presenting... Read more

1 The heritage, creativity and innovation nexus: An introduction

Florence Graezer Bideau and Peter Bille Larsen

2 Crafting the artisan: Creativity and heritage in the performative production of persons and objects

Michael Herzfeld

3 Putting people first: Creatively rethinking and refashioning approaches to post-trauma recovery and conservation of architectural heritage

Trevor H. J. Marchand

4 Embodiment and creativity in Chinese Martial Arts Heritage: The Baji System at the crossroad between tradition, modern sport and national policies

Pierrick Porchet

5 Indian translocated Buddhist sculpture and the decolonial potential of cultural digital twins

Lily Hibberd and Sarah Kenderdine

6 Bath Abbey and authenticity: The role of the replica and the voicefulness of historic surfaces

David Littlefield

7 Intangible cultural heritage and the market: Rethinking concepts of authenticity, repertoire and innovation

Harriet Deacon and Diego Rinallo

8 Mega-events and the creative use of cultural heritage: The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

Helena Roux and Mengke Zhang

9 The difficult conversion of a nostalgic industrial town into a creative city

Michel Rautenberg

10 Cultural heritage and identity building in current China: Stateholder creativity and administrative legacy

Luca Zan

11 Creativity and innovation in heritage bureaucracy: Avalanche risk management as intangible cultural heritage in Switzerland

Chiara Bortolotto and Florence Graezer Bideau

12 Paradigm shifts of Cold War Heritage: The story of Suurpea Naval Base, cultural spaces, and creative heritage approaches in Lahemaa National Park, Estonia

Ave Paulus and Robert Treufeldt

13 Governance creativity and indigenous rights: Insights from indigenous activism in the World Heritage arena

Chrissy Grant and Peter Bille Larsen

Biography

Peter Bille Larsen is a senior lecturer and researcher with the Universities of Geneva and Zürich.

Florence Graezer Bideau is an adjunct professor and head of the Heritage, Anthropology and Technologies Research Group at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.