CHERPLAN

Enhancement of Cultural Heritage through environmental planning and management

CHERPLAN aims to provide a strong basis for ensuring compatibility and synergy between Cultural Heritage conservation and socio-economic growth by fostering the adoption of a modern Environmental Planning approach. The aim of the project is to integrate traditional urban and spatial planning with the concerns of environmentalism to ensure a sustainable development.

In particular, the specific objectives of the project are:

  • Enhancing capacities of national/local authorities, tourism operators and CH managers;
  • Increasing relevant stakeholders integration and motivation to participate in the revitalization;
  • Enhancing joint strategies for the development of historical centres and management of CH;
  • Transferring know-how from more to less experienced countries/contexts by promoting a transnational pooling of expertise;
  • Introducing innovative tools of economic development based on environmental services;
  • Implementing International Conventions on Cultural Heritage.

Project activities

  • Predisposition of a communication campaign (brochures, articles, events, seminars);
  • Creation of a project website hosting a GIS platform to ensure easy access to information;
  • Analysis of the legislative frameworks on Cultural Heritage and existing planning tools at regional, national and EU levels;
  • Realization of a studying research on the Cultural Heritage of the recipient countries;
  • Elaboration of a CH Environmental Planning and definition of possible comprehensive scenarios;
  • Realization of pilot projects experiences.

Type of service

  • Administrative and financial management;
  • Appointment of the experts involved in the preservation of Berat (Albania);
  • Administrative and operative support to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports (AL);
  • Organisation of the final conference in Albania.

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CHERPLAN Project – Final Conference

CHERPLAN Project – Final Conference

Cherplan final conference will be held on 28th May starting from 9.30 at “Salone del Parlamento” Udine Castle. Cherplan is a project financed by the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme. The event will be a very important opportunity to discuss with the partnership and the speakers on cultural heritage, sustainable environmental planning at an […]

General information

Start date: 01/01/2011
End date: 30/06/2014

Role: Partner

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