ABSTRACT
This paper presents arguments and proposals on how to make cultural heritage, understood from a territorial perspective in relation to cultural landscape concept, as asset on which to base Smart Specialization Strategies. These should be adapted to each context according to their own cultural and heritage, whose most common identification are tourist destinations. It is organized in four sections. First presents arguments on how and why territorial heritage is a key vector for regional and local development. Also why it should be handled with unity of criteria in planning instruments. In the second one, it is presented as part of the available territorial capital, and as key issue for socio-territorial resilience; based on new forms of governance and innovative methods of citizen participation. It the third relations between cultural heritage and territorial intelligence, social innovation and a new strategic territorial planning are addressed. It closes with a final fourth section of synthesis of main ideas, arguments and examples presented. 1
