INHERIT
INHERIT is a European Union network project funded, until December 2007, by the
INTERREG 3C programme which seeks to promote interregional cooperation
throughout the EU.
Much of Europe’s most important physical cultural heritage is experienced in the
context of historic towns and cities and, as such, cultural heritage is crucial
to the future well-being and prosperity of historic cities. The INHERIT
project’s starting point is that, however, there is currently a lack of
evidence to convince many cities and stakeholders of the benefits of heritage
led regeneration, a lack of information as to how to regenerate cities through
investment in heritage and a lack of good practice guidance.
The key aim of INHERIT is to understand the underlying processes that underpin
successful heritage led regeneration.
Under the leadership of the European Association of Historic Towns and Regions
(EAHTR), the project has attracted a range of European cities including
Belfast, Newcastle, Göteborg, Verona, Gdansk and Ubeda. In addition, Queens
University Belfast has been appointed to provide specialist external expertise
to the project.
The work of INHERIT involves study visits to each partner city to identify
different approaches to heritage led regeneration, key issues and local
examples of good practice. The project has identified the following strategic
themes to ensure a structured approach to the work i.e. good practice, policy
and legislation, quality, strategy, governance, methodology, benefit
realisation and liaison with other related projects. There will also be
secondments between partner cities to transfer experience on a more detailed
basis.
Dissemination of the project’s work will be achieved through a range of outputs
including the preparation of a good practice guide and a report on the
effectiveness of regional policy in relation to heritage led regeneration. Two
International Symposia will be held in Göteborg and Verona to involve a wide
range of decision makers, practitioners and academics in the work of the
project.
INHERIT is maintaining contacts with the lead partners of two related INTERREG
projects - QUALICITIES which aims to develop a local sustainable development
strategy for small historic towns and CULTURED which is investigating new uses
for heritage buildings in rural areas. A joint website for these projects is
under development by Ubeda, a partner in all three projects.
Documents relating to several aspects of the project’s work are listed on the
downloads page and more detailed information about the work of partner cities
on heritage led regeneration can be obtained from the persons listed on the
partners’ page
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