This book explores the relevance of new sources, dimensions, and characteristics of knowledge for supporting creative and cultural organizations and initiatives.

Special emphasis is placed on cultural heritage, participatory approaches, and entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sector. The role of cultural heritage and contemporary culture as a source of economically effective, socially sustainable development is also discussed. The authors examine new ways of developing and testing new and innovative models of management for cultural heritage assets. In line with the participatory approaches in culture heritage governance promoted by the EU, the authors analyze participatory approaches to cultural and creative initiatives. The role of public and private actors, as well as the way they interact with each other in order to achieve collective outcomes, is of particular interest in this section of the book. With regard to cultural and creative entrepreneurship, the book adds an innovative view of cultural ventures, offering some clues from an entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective.

Connecting the dots: a proposal to frame the debate around cultural initiatives and sustainable development.- <b>The micro level of analysis</b><b>.</b>- Aligning Market Strategies, Digital Technologies, and Skills: Evidence from Italian Museums.- Exploring the Financial Strategies of Private Museums. The Case of the Opera Di Santa Maria Del Fiore in Florence.- Through the Public's Lens: Are Museums Active Members of Society? An Investigation During The COVID-19 Pandemic.- The Leadership Dance in a Performing Arts Organization.- Interpretive Innovation in the Performing Arts: The Role of Organization.- 'Start me up'. The challenge of sustainable cultural entrepreneurship for young cultural workers.- Organizing academic entrepreneurship drawing on cultural knowledge. The puntOorg experience.- <b>The meso level of analysis.</b>- Promoting collaboration through creative networks. The Puglia music industry.- Change in Perspectivesin Cultural Tourism: A Sustainable Managerial Model for Cultural Thematic Routes Creating Territorial Value.- Detecting the Social and Economic Impact of Cultural Initiatives: a Case Study of the Taormina Film Fest.- A struggle of capitals over the identity and the cultural offering of Festivaletteratura: the organizational impact of audience development.- Participatory event platforms in the urban context: the importance of stakeholders' meaning of "participation".- Cultural Heritage through the "youth eyes": towards participatory governance and management of UNESCO sites.- Entrepreneurial cultural ecosystems in rural contexts: some insights from rural cultural centers in France.- <b>The macro level of analysis.</b>- Culture Indicators for Sustainable Development.- The digitalisation of cultural heritage for sustainable development: the impact of Europeana.- The contribution of crowdfunding regulation to cultural entrepreneurship in asupportive ecosystem.