HERITAGE AS A DYNAMIZING ELEMENT OF THE SOCIOECONOMY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN POLICIES. PROPOSAL OF ACTIONS AND TOURIST ACTIONS

The natural and cultural heritage can be a pillar for the socioeconomic revitalization of certain territories, leaning especially in the tourism sector. This paper focuses on the analysis of the European Structural and Investment Funds, especially on the basis of their Thematic Objective number 6: Preserving and Protecting the Environment and Promoting Resource Efficiency, Investment Priority c: Conserving, Protecting, Promoting and Developing Natural and Cultural Heritage, of the European Regional Development Fund. Hereby, it addresses the guidelines and requirements for this objective to provide a basis for heritage tourism opportunities.