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<p>We witness a revival of the crafts due to complex changes in mentalities and society, but also related to the benefits and positive implications that traditional crafts could offer to contemporary societies and economies. Also, traditional crafts are compatible with the concept of sustainable development, which gives them another boost. The present paper represents one of the very few literature reviews in the field of traditional crafts aiming to map the knowledge we possess on traditional crafts. It documents a significant gap between professional and academic research, with the former being visible at local/national levels, but also an increased interest in the field, especially in understanding the future role that traditional crafts could play in communities and economies.</p>
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We witness a revival of the crafts due to complex changes in mentalities and society, but also related to the benefits and positive implications that traditional crafts could offer to contemporary societies and economies. Also, traditional crafts are compatible with the concept of sustainable development, which gives them another boost. The present paper represents one of the very few literature reviews in the field of traditional crafts aiming to map the knowledge we possess on traditional crafts. It documents a significant gap between professional and academic research, with the former being visible at local/national levels, but also an increased interest in the field, especially in understanding the future role that traditional crafts could play in communities and economies.

Traditional Crafts. A Literature Review Focused on Sustainable Development

alexandra.zbuchea@facultateademanagement.ro

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Culture. Society. Economy. Politics

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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We witness a revival of the crafts due to complex changes in mentalities and society, but also related to the benefits and positive implications that...

Traditional Crafts. A Literature Review Focused on Sustainable Development

Pubblicato online: 17 gen 2023

Pagine: 10 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csep-2022-0002

Parole chiave
traditional crafts, sustainable development, literature review

© 2022 Alexandra Zbuchea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Traditional Crafts. A Literature Review Focused on Sustainable Development

Pubblicato online: 17 gen 2023

Pagine: 10 - 27

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/csep-2022-0002

Parole chiavetraditional crafts, sustainable development, literature review

© 2022 Alexandra Zbuchea, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
traditional crafts, sustainable development, literature review