The Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland (HEACS) has been asked by Scottish Ministers to report on the economic impact of the historic environment in Scotland. To this end, HEACS wishes to commission a formal Economic Impact Study of the Historic Environment in Scotland.
The aim of the project is to gather and analyse information in order to guage the economic significance of the historic environment by measuring the total amount of economic activity that it supports across the Scottish economy. This will involve developing robust measures of the direct, induced and indirect impacts of the historic environment, and applying multipliers to guage the extent to which jobs in other sectors depend on the historic environment.
It is expected that this research project will require the collection of original data from a wide range of organisations involved in the conservation, maintenance, enhancement and presentation of Scotland's historic environment, across the public, private and voluntary sectors. It will also need to assess the economic impact of the historic environment to tourism in Scotland by examining published data and/or collecting information from the main Scottish tourist organisations. It is anticipated that this study will involve a mixed methodology, including desk-based review, survey and discussions with relevant stakeholders.
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