Enhancing Resilience of Cultural Heritage in Historical Areas: A Collection of Good Practices

Abstract

Although the need to protect and draw upon the various benefits of heritage as an asset for resilience is nowadays more clearly highlighted than in the past, policies to protect heritage from disaster risk remain fragmented, while the importance of learning from heritage and existing knowledge for building resilience is underestimated. The aim of this study is to provide an insight on good practices dealing with cultural heritage when it comes to disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, aiming at increasing cultural heritage resilience of historical areas. To this aim, the paper applies the best practice research methodology for investigating cultural heritage resilience in historical areas through the codification and analysis of good practices collected from EU-funded projects. The results consist of more than 90 good practices reviewed and analyzed according to a set of criteria. The research findings, organized according to three main categories (i.e., institutional, structural/physical, social), contribute to emphasizing the importance of improving knowledge from already available good practices. Two main approaches have been highlighted in the discussion, according to the key role assigned to stakeholders, education, data, and technology. The results allow to take advantage of existing knowledge to support communities to increase resilience of cultural heritage in historical areas.

Architecture research in urban heritage resilience: a systematic literature review

“…Intangible elements, e.g. traditional knowledge, rituals and practices, boost the social fabric of urban communities [12], [24], [29]. The articles scrutinized how the intangible cultural heritage can be utilized to nurture community resilience and community inclusion [18], [23], [24].…”

“…Urban Heritage Resilience is a concept that focuses on the resilience of urban areas with significant historical and cultural value [12], [13]. These areas often face the risk of degradation, loss, and destruction due to factors such as urbanization, rapid urban development, natural disasters, and social disruptions.…”

“…The 19 articles included in this systematic literature review provide insights into the relationship between architecture and urban heritage resilience. These articles cover various dimensions of urban heritage resilience, such as the preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings [20], the role of intangible cultural heritage in enhancing urban resilienceb [19], [29], [31] and the integration of heritage conservation into urban planning processes [12], [16], [18], [21], [32]. Additionally, the articles explore different approaches and strategies for achieving urban heritage resilience, including community engagement [33], stakeholder collaboration and the use of innovative technologies .…”

Organizacje pozarządowe na rzecz budowania rezyliencji miejskich przestrzeni dziedzictwa

“…Budowanie rezyliencji miast wymaga współpracy międzysektorowej, w tym społecznego zaangażowania (integrated approach) (Pelling, 2003;Greffe, 2012;National Research Council, 2011;Jigyasu, 2013;Newton i Doherty, 2014;Roberts, 2014;Purchla, 2014;Zalasińska, 2014;Folke, 2016;Drobniak, 2018;Ribeiro i Gonçalves, 2019). Miasto powinno być traktowane jako zbiorowa odpowiedzialność (Polko, 2017), dzielenie się odpowiedzialnością pozwala na ograniczenie stref niczyich (disowing) oraz ograniczenie utowarowienia jego zasobów i redukowanie ich roli do przestrzeni realizacji prywatnych interesów (Pyka, 2018;Santangelo, Melandri, Marzani, Tondelli i Ugolini, 2022).…”

Policy Recommendations for Integrating Resilience into the Management of Cultural Landscapes

“…Disasters will not be prevented by risk management that is integrated and iterative. In order to minimize their impact, however, coordinated activities and goals across sectors are essential [72].…”