Three Key Questions on Culture, Cultural Heritage and Climate Change

56 changes-project.eu Main elevation of Villa Reale in Monza, Italy, case study analyzed as part of the Changes project [Lorenzo Cantini (photo: Lorenzo Cantini)] Changes Project Leader: The Polytechnic University of Milan Time Duration: 2015 – 2017 Countries Involved: Belgium, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands Keywords: Built Heritage, Dissemination, Green Economy, Prevention, Protection Description The project aims at producing new local models capable of including the diversity of European cultural heritage and all the skills required in built heritage activities to support the Planned Preventive Conservation, Maintenance and Monitoring approach. The main benefits of the new approach are costeffectiveness for private owners and managers of historic properties, improved quality of protection of built heritage and environmental enhancement and empowerment of local communities. The project’s objectives were reached by increased understanding of: conservation and valorisation as preventive measures; effectiveness of maintenance involving relevant craftsmanship and expertise; economic mechanisms underlying built heritage conservation in the context of the regional economy and the (wider) construction sector; the impact of knowledge gain and its dissemination on the smart economy for built heritage conservation, heritage management and the construction sector. Output The research developed materials, technologies, and procedures for sustainable long-term care as a strategy to manage changes in the learning environment framework where heritage is understood in connection with people as a tool for the production of social and human capital. The project’s outcome includes the proposal for a funding scheme providing the conditions to support the transition toward a sustainable conservation process.

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