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Expert meeting: Managing Historic Cities I Yogyakarta I 14.07.2012 I Nils Scheffler; [email protected]

Nils Scheffler

[email protected]

Opportunities and added-value

of city networksThe case of HerO and Hist.Urban

— Supporting each other in the involvement of stakeholders

for the safeguarding and development of heritage sites

Expert meeting: Managing Historic Cities I Yogyakarta I 14.07.2012 I

1. The city networks Hist.Urban and HerO

2. Network level activities to support the involvement of stakeholders in the management of historic sites

3. Added value of the network activities

4. Recommendations for successful city networking

Content


Theme

Revitalisation of historic towns to promote a sustainable urban development

Main objective

Using built-cultural heritage as asset for a sustainable urban development

Main activities

Local activities to develop integrated revitalisation approaches

Transnational work groups to exchange and transfer experience

Elaboration of a manual on special revitalisation strategies

1. The city network Hist.Urban (2006-2008)

Partners: 19 partners (local authorities and research institutes)


1. The city network HerO (2008-2011)

Theme

Sustainable Management Strategies for Vital Historic Urban Landscapes

Main objective

Safeguarding the Past AND Facilitating the Future

Main activities

Development of Cultural Heritage Integrated Management Plans

Workshops and conferences to exchange experience and transfer know-how

Guidebook: The Road to Success – Integrated Management of Historic Towns

Partners: 9 partners (local authorities)


2. Network activities to support the involvement of stakeholders in the management of historic sites

1.1. Obligation to set up Obligation to set up Local Support Group at local level.Local Support Group at local level.

2.2. Expert support for setting up and Expert support for setting up and implementing Local Support Group.implementing Local Support Group.

3.3. Workshops to exchange experience Workshops to exchange experience on involvement of stakeholders.on involvement of stakeholders.

4.4. Guidebook on Local Support Groups.Guidebook on Local Support Groups.

5.5. Local Support Group Summer University.Local Support Group Summer University.


3. Added value of the network activities

• Intensified occupation with and implementation of Intensified occupation with and implementation of involvement of stakeholders involvement of stakeholders (through external requirements).

• Higher attention and support for the involvement of Higher attention and support for the involvement of stakeholders stakeholders (through “EU-label”).

• Getting professional advice for the involvement of Getting professional advice for the involvement of stakeholdersstakeholders (though expert support).

• Opportunity to exchange, discuss and work with people Opportunity to exchange, discuss and work with people that are in a similar situation that are in a similar situation (through network exchange activities).

• Learning from each other, gaining new approaches and Learning from each other, gaining new approaches and ideas for the involvement of stakeholders ideas for the involvement of stakeholders (through network exchange activities).

¡¡ Broadened personal experience and knowledgeBroadened personal experience and knowledge, , improving the professional capacities involving improving the professional capacities involving public and private stakeholders. public and private stakeholders.


4. Recommendations for successful city networking

• Concentrate on 2 or 3 concrete topics.Concentrate on 2 or 3 concrete topics.

• Define concrete objectives and envisaged results of the Define concrete objectives and envisaged results of the network.network.

• Prepare a concrete working program.Prepare a concrete working program.

• Organise small meetings centred on the exchange of Organise small meetings centred on the exchange of experience.experience.

• Visit good-practice cases.Visit good-practice cases.

• Invite experts on demand.Invite experts on demand.

• Provide easy-overview about problems and experiences Provide easy-overview about problems and experiences of the network partners.of the network partners.¡ ¡ Prepare well the city network – have Prepare well the city network – have

responsible partners running the network – responsible partners running the network – give sufficient time for exchange activities - a give sufficient time for exchange activities - a funding program is very supportivefunding program is very supportive!!


• Involvement must bring a benefit to the stakeholdersInvolvement must bring a benefit to the stakeholders

• Use the involvement process to raise the awareness of Use the involvement process to raise the awareness of the stakeholders about the significance of the cultural the stakeholders about the significance of the cultural heritage for the development of the areaheritage for the development of the area

• Involve public and private stakeholders from the very Involve public and private stakeholders from the very beginningbeginning

• Secure a target-oriented involvement process and Secure a target-oriented involvement process and sufficient time and personnel resources for itsufficient time and personnel resources for it

• Neutral and professional supportNeutral and professional support

Recommendations for the involvement of stakeholders


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Nils Scheffler

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The Road to Success – Integrated Management of Historic Towns HerO Guidebook and policy recommendations:http://urbact.eu/en/projects/urban-renewal/hero/our-outputs/

managing historic cities: opportunities and added value of city networks (expert meeting in...

Technology

historic cities

network exchange activities

city network hero

city network hist

expert support

management of historic

management of historic

network level activities