HerO Final ConferenceRegensburg, Germany

The HerO Guidebook

‘The Road to Success –

Integrated Management of Historic Towns’

Nils Scheffler

Lead Expert of HerO network

scheffler@urbanexpert.net

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Content

1. Why do we deal with ‘Management Plans’?

2. Which requirements do we place on

management plans?

3. Conclusion / Summary

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Why do we deal with ‘Management Plans’?

� UNESCO requires management plans for

World Heritage sites.

� Management plans can take up an

important role for the revitalisation of

historic urban areas.

� Management plans can

contribute to the quality

of life for the entire city

by elaborating the

development potentials

of the historic urban area.

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Which requirements do we place on

management plans?

� Address preservation and development

aspects.

� Coordinate the sectoral field of safeguarding

with all related sectoral fields for the

development (integrated approach).

� Involve the stakeholders in the development

and implementation of the management plan

and its action (participative approach).

� Balance and coordinate the needs of the

stakeholders and for the safeguarding of the

cultural heritage (management approach).

� Develop concrete objectives and action

(target and implementation oriented approach).

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Requirement: Integrated approach

addressing and coordinating

Safeguarding

Cultural Heritage

Development of

attractive historic

urban areas

addressing and coordinating

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Requirement: Participative approach

Safeguarding

Cultural Heritage

Development of

historic urban areas

Involvement and coordination

through direct dialog

needs and interests

of stakeholders

3 Local Support Group

3 Thematic working groups

3 Public debates

3 …

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Requirement: Target and implementation

oriented approach

Proactive framework of safeguarding and

development of the cultural heritage site.

Concrete, conjoined vision, objectives and actions

based on identified challenges, opportunities and

needs.

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Requirement: Management approach

Structures and procedures for the

daily work routine to

3 coordinate new demands, actions and

conflicts

3 take decisions considering and complying with

the regulations of the Management Plan

3 Monitor and review the management plan to

keep it up3to3date

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Conclusion3 Integrated 7 Participative

3 Management 7 Target and

implementation

oriented

Nils Scheffler

scheffler@urbanexpert.net

Questions?

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Cathedral

MobilityTourism Carbon footprint

Interpretation Inhabitants/students

House owner Traffic

Commercial activities Cultural events

Monument protection Urban design

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