Understanding the Heritage Dividend UID 112/NP 389

This project aims to improve our understanding of when and why heritage investment triggers a ‘heritage dividend’—a catalytic effect where initial heritage-led projects stimulate significant follow-on investment and sustained regeneration. Building on nine High Street Heritage Action Zone case studies and exemplar projects like Nottingham's Lace Market and the North Kent coastal town of Whitstable, the research will develop a theory of change explaining the mechanisms (such as confidence signalling, clustering, ide...