Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review

Previous souvenir research has generally supported the use of heritage arts and crafts as a design inspiration, which both arouses visitors’ interest in the destination and enhances the local cultural identity. The increasing concern about souvenirs and cultural heritage has led to a proliferation o...

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Main Authors: Zhu, Qiuxia, Rahman, Rizal, Alli, Hassan, Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer
Format: Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109188/
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author Zhu, Qiuxia
Rahman, Rizal
Alli, Hassan
Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer
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Rahman, Rizal
Alli, Hassan
Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer
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description Previous souvenir research has generally supported the use of heritage arts and crafts as a design inspiration, which both arouses visitors’ interest in the destination and enhances the local cultural identity. The increasing concern about souvenirs and cultural heritage has led to a proliferation of studies on this topic. However, few review articles discuss their inevitable connection and the process of transforming cultural heritage resources into souvenirs. Therefore, this review aims to analyze the literature on souvenirs related to cultural heritage from 2018 to July 2022. A criterion for inclusion and exclusion is presented to search and screen articles from three leading databases (i.e., WOS, Mendeley, and Scopus). Ultimately, 27 articles meeting the eligibility criteria were selected for synthesis analysis. ATLAS.ti 9, as the analysis software, yielded quantitative results showing trends in research on cultural heritage-related souvenirs. At the same time, from the qualitative analysis emerged four main themes about the topic: (1) significance of souvenirs, (2) customer’s purchase intention, (3) transformation, and (4) sustainability. Finally, the findings are expected to be beneficial in addressing the relationship between souvenirs and cultural heritage and provide insights for future research and practice of cultural product sustainability.
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spelling upm-1091882024-08-27T04:34:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109188/ Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review Zhu, Qiuxia Rahman, Rizal Alli, Hassan Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer Previous souvenir research has generally supported the use of heritage arts and crafts as a design inspiration, which both arouses visitors’ interest in the destination and enhances the local cultural identity. The increasing concern about souvenirs and cultural heritage has led to a proliferation of studies on this topic. However, few review articles discuss their inevitable connection and the process of transforming cultural heritage resources into souvenirs. Therefore, this review aims to analyze the literature on souvenirs related to cultural heritage from 2018 to July 2022. A criterion for inclusion and exclusion is presented to search and screen articles from three leading databases (i.e., WOS, Mendeley, and Scopus). Ultimately, 27 articles meeting the eligibility criteria were selected for synthesis analysis. ATLAS.ti 9, as the analysis software, yielded quantitative results showing trends in research on cultural heritage-related souvenirs. At the same time, from the qualitative analysis emerged four main themes about the topic: (1) significance of souvenirs, (2) customer’s purchase intention, (3) transformation, and (4) sustainability. Finally, the findings are expected to be beneficial in addressing the relationship between souvenirs and cultural heritage and provide insights for future research and practice of cultural product sustainability. Mary Ann Liebert 2023-02-06 Article PeerReviewed Zhu, Qiuxia and Rahman, Rizal and Alli, Hassan and Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer (2023) Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review. Sustainability, 15 (4). art. no. 2918. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1937-0695; ESSN: 1937-0709 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/4/2918 10.3390/su15042918
spellingShingle Zhu, Qiuxia
Rahman, Rizal
Alli, Hassan
Raja Ahmad Effendi, Raja Ahmad Azmeer
Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title_full Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title_fullStr Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title_full_unstemmed Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title_short Souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
title_sort souvenirs development related to cultural heritage: a thematic review
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