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Il presente contributo analizza l’IHM inteso come nuovo modo per generare sviluppo turistico, sociale e territoriale, basato sul recupero, la gestione e la valorizzazione del patrimonio industriale. La letteratura in merito, pur evidenziando un accresciuto interesse, si presenta piuttosto disarticolata e senza tentativi di sintesi relativi agli aspetti salienti e alle principali questioni ad esso collegate. Al fine di comprendere meglio il fenomeno e tentare di fornire un contributo al dibattito accademico, è stata svolta una meta analysis conducendo una specifica review su riviste internazionali di lingua inglese con lo scopo di esplorare il concetto dell’IHM e valutare lo state of the art in letteratura. La revisione di quest’ultima ha determinato interessanti risultati sia in generale, sia in riferimento agli aspetti più propriamente manageriali. Le conclusioni, infine, offrono alcuni spunti di riflessione e possibili implicazioni per il contesto italiano. This paper analyzes the IHM interpreted as a new way to generate touristic, social and territorial development, based on the recovery, management and valorization of the industrial heritage. The literature on the subject, although showing an increased interest, appears disarticulated and without a clear understanding of the main aspects and issues related to it. In order to better understand the phenomenon and try to make a contribution to the academic debate, it has been conducted a meta-analysis through a specific review of international journals in English language, with the aim to explore the IHM concept and assess the state of the art in literature. The literature review determined interesting results both in general and also in relation to the managerial issues. Conclusions offer some highlights useful to deepen the knowledge of specific implications for the Italian context.

Even if events can represent important drivers for local development, it is possible to have a genuine economic and social contribution only when the event is undertaken within a paradigm that emphasizes the importance of complex interactions between the event’s proposer and its stakeholders. Inside the event sector, festivals represent a specific sub-field that share time similarities and peculiarities as compared to other typologies. This paper analyzes the Italian context of music festivals and deepens the relationships between the festival organizer and public and private actors using stakeholder management approach. Findings suggest that Italian festivals have a reasonable level of entrepreneurship since the analysis reveals a good predisposition for the use of management practices.