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Aitziber Egusquiza1, Daniel Lückerath2, Saioa Zorita1
1TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Derio, Spain.
Open Research Europe
|September 28, 2023
Summary
Making historic urban districts climate resilient is crucial for cultural heritage and communities. This involves integrating adaptation, disaster risk, heritage, and urban development strategies to overcome governance and data challenges.
Area of Science:
- Urban Planning and Heritage Conservation
- Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
- Disaster Risk Management
Background:
- Climate change poses significant threats to urban areas and cultural heritage.
- Historic districts are vital for identity, economy, social cohesion, and urban regeneration.
- Integrating climate resilience into historic districts is essential but challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify challenges in making historic urban districts climate resilient.
- To provide recommendations for practitioners and researchers.
- To inform policy and governance for integrated resilience building.
Main Methods:
- Overview of challenges faced by practitioners and researchers.
- Analysis of issues in data management, governance fragmentation, local knowledge integration, co-ownership, and policy mainstreaming.
- Development of initial recommendations by the EU R&I Task Force.
Main Results:
- Identified five key challenge areas: data, governance fragmentation, integrating local knowledge, co-ownership, and mainstreaming heritage.
- Highlighted the complexity of jointly addressing resilience, heritage, and sustainable development.
- Produced an initial set of recommendations for enhancing resilience in historic urban districts.
Conclusions:
- Jointly addressing climate adaptation, disaster risk, heritage management, and sustainable urban development is critical for historic districts.
- Overcoming challenges in data, governance, and stakeholder engagement is necessary for effective resilience building.
- Mainstreaming heritage considerations into adaptation policies is vital for preserving cultural value while enhancing resilience.
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