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Business Plans and Market Analyses to create new opportunities for promoting and realising targeted marketing actions able to boost local economy

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50 meetings with stakeholders held in partners’ sites to share information, ensure participation, inclusive decision-making and involvement of local community

www.sustcult.eu SUSTCULT: WE MAKE A CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Main project activities:

SUSTCULT City of Venice European Policies and Urban Planning Departments S. Marco 4299, 30124 Venice Italy Tel +39 041 274 7816 Fax +39 041 274 7813 Email european.policies@comune.venezia.it www.sustcult.eu

125 site managers and stakeholders trained within the online course (100 hours) and the 6 onsite intensive courses held in partner sites

approach to the Contacts

1 Common Transnational Methodology which serves as a reference tool for authorities to develop and draft management plans for heritage sites. This tool is meant to be very “operative” and benefits from best practices and experiences from partners’ sites

integrated

1. City of Venice (IT) – Lead Partner 2. Cà Foscari University - CISRE (IT) 3. University of Nova Gorica (SLO) 4. Regional Development Agency of Northern Primorska ltd. Nova Gorica (SLO) 5. Europe of Cultures Forum : Adriatic-Ionian chapter (GR) 6. National Institute for Heritage (RO) 7. Local Development Agency of Bacau (RO) 8. Chamber of Commerce and Industry Veszprém (HU) 9. Municipality of Ohrid (FYROM) 10. Municipality of Berat (AL) 11. Regional Directorate of National Culture (AL) 12. UNESCO Venice Office (IT) – Associated Strategic Partner

7 Management Plans defining how the values of the site can be preserved. Management plans are the central planning instrument for the protection, use, conservation and the successful development of World Heritage and Cultural sites in general

Achieving SUSTainability through an management of CULTural heritage

Partnership

100 GIS Maps published by each heritage site: web GIS technology support management activities and help promoting territories and cultural resources in the SEE area

Programme: South-East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme Project start: 01/01/2011 Duration: 36 months Total Budget: Euro 1.675.452,68 Lead Partner: City of Venice

The management of heritage sites demands for new and efficient ways of addressing both protection issues and development. SUSTCULT aims at improving the effectiveness of heritage sites management through the development of an integrated approach capable of balancing safeguard and enhancement of site’s resources and values in a sustainable way. The project gathers 7 heritage sites (4 of which are World Heritage) dislocated in South East Europe: Italy, Greece, Albania, Romania, FYROM, Slovenia. These sites are engaged in Management Planning as well as in promoting their heritage and generate new jobs through a participatory approach able to guarantee a shared and effective sustainable management process.

Main project activities: Setting-up of 7 Local Networks and a Transnational SEE Network to raise awareness on cultural heritage values and management issues Development and running of a Web GIS platform to build shared knowledge on heritage sites and provide support to integrated management and sustainable promotion process Definition of a Common Transnational Methodology for integrated planning and management of cultural heritage sites Development/improvement of Management Plans in partner sites as tools for effective coordination of local stakeholders and implementation of specific actions and projects design and realisation of a Transnational Training Package (on-line and on-site courses) to increase management capacity definition of a Sustainable Marketing Strategy for site-specific cultural resources based on local market analyses and business plans

Italy Venice and its Lagoon The site “Venice and its Lagoon” has been included into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987 for the uniqueness of its cultural values, consisting of historical, archaeological, urban, artistic heritage and exceptional cultural traditions, integrated into an extraordinary and outstanding environmental, natural and landscape context. The Lagoon of Venice is one of the most ancient and complex set of relationships between human activities and natural dynamics, hosting the highest concentration of material artistic achievements accumulated over centuries of history.

The site is to be understood, protected and valorised in dynamic terms, by taking into account historic lagoon settlements and, in particular the historic part of Venice, as a vibrant system that is constantly evolving in its functional, social and economic components. The most active and efficient protection of the assets is thus their enhancement, consisting in maintaining their integrity and supporting their best use, promotion and enjoyment.

Republic of Macedonia Ohrid

Albania - Berat Berat is inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007 (together with Gjirokastra) as rare example of an architectural character typical of the Ottoman period. Located in central Albania, Berat “bears witness” to the coexistence of various religious and cultural communities down the centuries.

Berat is a fortified historic centre that bears witness of wealth and diversity of the architectural heritage.

The “Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region” is a UNESCO World Heritage mixed site since 1979 (natural) and 1978 (cultural) and one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. Situated on the shores of Lake Ohrid, the town of Ohrid is one of the oldest human settlements in Europe. This city and its historic-cultural region are located in a natural setting of exceptional beauty, while its architecture represents the best preserved and most complete ensemble of ancient urban architecture of the Slavic lands.

Romania - Monastery of Horezu The property “Monastery of Horezu” has been included into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993. Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brancovan, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the 'Brancovan' style. It is known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculptural detail, the treatment of its religious compositions, its votive portraits and its painted decorative works.

Slovenia - Vipava Valley The valley, surrounded by high plateaus, for millennia has been a passage way between Italy and the Danube region but it keeps intact very peculiar natural features. The valley hosts viniferous hills, natural resources of great interest and sacred monuments, mostly churches from the Gothic period, and castles that constitute a highly valuable cultural landscape.

Greece - Corfù The “Old Town of Corfu” has been included into the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008 and has its roots in the 8th century BC. The three forts of the town, designed by renowned Venetian engineers, were used for four centuries to defend the maritime trading interests of the Republic of Venice against the Ottoman Empire. In the course of time, the forts were repaired and partly rebuilt several times, more recently under British rule in the 19th century. The mainly neoclassical housing stock of the Old Town is partly from the Venetian period, partly of later construction, notably the 19th century. As a fortified Mediterranean port, Corfu’s urban and port ensemble is notable for its high level of integrity and authenticity.

Romania - Bacau Bacau rests on ancient settlements existing from 4500 BC, at the core of the Bacau County, and hosts many of its monuments and archaeological sites.

The territory is characterised by the presence of many small villages where the local tradition craft works is still preserved.