02121nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653003500042653002800077653004600105653001700151653001900168653003000187653001100217100000900228245011400237856015200351520143600503                                       d10aAnthropisation of salt marshes10aArtisanal salt activity10aSafeguarding intangible cultural heritage10aSalt history10aSustainability10aSustainable salt activity10aUNESCO1 aL. y00aSafeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development. The case of traditional salt activity  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85166433992&doi=10.1108%2fJCHMSD-05-2022-0088&partnerID=40&md5=2076507f0e86dca86186c834cbb2b9733 aPurpose: The authors have carried out a research project on artisanal salt activity in the Gulf of Cadiz, providing a new vision of the theories of intangible cultural heritage. The main objective has been to characterise artisanal salt activity in terms of its cultural and sustainable values, a perspective that had not been addressed until now. Moreover, the replacement of this activity by a more industrialised one has contributed to problems in the preservation of this heritage and a transformation of its places. Design/methodology/approach: The research has combined qualitative methodology, based on observation and fieldwork, with a statistical review of the phenomenon under study. Finally, the data has been triangulated to understand the heritage and sustainable value, as well as its historical evolution. Findings: All this contributes to understanding the importance of artisanal salt activity as an element of the intangible cultural heritage of the region, for the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable ways of life in the marshes of the Gulf of Cadiz, and the possibility of preserving it in the face of the problems of globalisation. Originality/value: To date, there has been no research that combines sustainability and heritage in the field of salt activity. Likewise, until this study was carried out, there had been no research on salt activity from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage.