Project: Changes in Cultural Heritage Activities : New Goals and benfits for Economy and Society
| Acronym | CHANGES |
| Duration | 01/05/2015 - 30/04/2017 |
| Project Topic | Environmental sustainability concerns are driving investments in conservation, but also construction sector at large, towards inclusive and sustainable development as well as innovation. Increasingly arguments rise against large restoration works, whilst a paradigm shift is observed towards Planned Preventive Conservation, Maintenance and Monitoring (PPCMM). The main benefits of the new approach are the cost-effectiveness for private owners and managers of historic properties, improved quality of protection of built heritage and environmental enhancement, empowerment of local communities resulting in increase of human and relational capital in a local context. The research aims at producing new local models capable to include the diversity of European Cultural Heritage and skills required in built heritage activities to support PPCMM, by increased understanding of: 1. Conservation and valorization as preventive measures; 2. Effectiveness of maintenance, involving relevant craftsmanship and expertise; 3. Economic mechanisms underlying built heritage conservation in the context of regional economy and the (wider) construction sector. 4. Impact of knowledge gain and its dissemination on smart economy for built heritage conservation, heritage management and for the construction sector. |
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Project Results (after finalisation) |
• A tool for a reliable evaluation of maintenance costs, in the form of a a simplified chart of conservation processes, generated as a conceptualisation of the previous partners' experiences, and an evolution of the new Maintenance Cost Analysis service, implemented by the Associate Partner Monumentenwacht Flanders. • A set of simple rules for policy makers and influencers for more effective and sustainable funding policies, aiming to guarantee that grants become a tool for change, based on the cost-effective analysis of the previous models. • The shift from a traditional vision in which conservation was just a duty without worries for generated income, to a complex and multifaceted system, mainly controlled by financial mechanisms, rooted in the vision of an inclusive society, where groups of practitioners count and not just market, creating surpluses but also indirect non-market values. |
| Website | visit project website |
| Network | HERITAGE PLUS |
| Call | JPI Cultural Heritage and Global Change |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
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| 1 | Politecno di Milano | Coordinator | Italy |
| 2 | University of Leuven | Partner | Belgium |
| 3 | Delft University of Technology | Partner | Netherlands |
| 4 | Uppsala University | Partner | Sweden |
| 5 | Foppoli Maretta e Associati Consulting | Partner | Italy |