1. Conservation without Frontiers: Historic Buildings of Armagh
& Monaghan in Context Cross Border Heritage Initiatives Andrew
McClelland Chair, IHBC Northern Ireland Branch 26 June 2015 County
Monaghan @IHBCni
2. Institutional collaboration and cross-border cooperation in
planning Examples of previous/ongoing cross-border cooperation in
heritage Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation in
heritage An opportune moment? Presentation Overview @IHBCni
3. Cross-border local authority networks: - East Border Region
- Irish Central Border Area Network - North West Region Cross
Border Group North South Implementation Bodies, including: -
InterTradeIreland - Waterways Ireland - Special EU Programmes Body
Institutional collaboration/cross-border cooperation in planning
@IHBCni
4. Ad hoc collaboration focused on strategic issues of mutual
interest, the management of shared resources, and/or the completion
of common programmes/plans/projects: - MOU between Newry, Mourne
and Down District Council and the Louth Local Authorities -
Blackwater Regional Partnership - Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark
@IHBCni Institutional collaboration/cross-border cooperation in
planning Source: International Centre for Local and Regional
Development, 2010
5. Evidence-informed spatial planning through GIS-based data
mapping, including: - The Atlas of the Island of Ireland -
All-Island HP Deprivation Index - SPACEial North West project -
www.spaceialnw.eu @IHBCni Institutional collaboration/cross-border
cooperation in planning Source: All-Island Research Observatory and
the International Centre for Local and Regional Development,
2015
6. @IHBCni Institutional collaboration/cross-border cooperation
in planning Source: All-Island Research Observatory
www.airo.ie
7. Spatial public diplomacy through the Framework for
Co-operation for the Spatial Strategies of Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland Supporting the need to protect and enhance the
built heritage, development at all levels must be sustainable. This
requires: i) protection of the distinctive character of areas []
ii) developments which are in harmony with the existing natural
landscapes, and iii) the creation of places valued by people.*
@IHBCni Source: Department for Regional Development and the
Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government
(2013) Framework for Co-operation for the Spatial Strategies of
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, p.14 Institutional
collaboration/cross-border cooperation in planning *Department for
Regional Development and the Department of the Environment,
Community and Local Government, 2013, p.28
8. @IHBCni Examples of previous/ongoing cross-border
cooperation in heritage NGOs and professional bodies operating on a
cross-border or all-island basis Private sector market interaction
on a cross- border basis Crossover in representation on advisory
councils and other committees Joint projects / cross- border
initiatives - UAHS - IGS - ICOMOS Ireland - Irish Landmark Trust -
Follies Trust - Building Limes Forum Ireland - Irish Walled Towns
Network - Institute of the Archaeologists of Ireland - Consultants
- Building contractors - Craftsmen - Suppliers - Historic Buildings
Council - Historic Monuments Council - The Heritage Council - Royal
Irish Academy - Mourne Homesteads Scheme - Protection of Thatched
Structures in Ireland report - Great Lighthouses of Ireland -
Mourne-Cooley-Gullion Geotourism
9. @IHBCni Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation
in heritage Cultural tourism Traditional building skills Strategic
development projects Shared inventories / dataset mapping /
digital
10. Cultural tourism Effective and balanced management of key
natural and built heritage is essential for growth in tourism that
is both economically and environmentally sustainable. Irelands
cultural heritage, including the built heritage sector (monuments,
historic estates, gardens, national parks, and many other
nationally significant protected structures and antiquities) is
integral to our tourism offering.* @IHBCni Source: Department of
Transport, Tourism and Sport, 2015 Potential areas of future
cross-border cooperation in heritage *Department of Transport,
Tourism and Sport, 2015, pp.22, 23
11. @IHBCni Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation
in heritage ?
12. Traditional building skills Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland share a common heritage in the built
environment and much of what has already been achieved has been
characterised by cross-border cooperation, so continuing in this
manner will have major advantages, not least in the potential for
both economies.* @IHBCni Source: National Heritage Training Group,
2009 Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation in heritage
*National Heritage Training Group, 2009, p.13
13. Strategic development projects greenways One of the most
important aspects of the Vias Verdes project has been the way in
which redundant railway assets have been restored in an
inspirational way. The project has encouraged the restoration of
hundreds of distinctive railway features such as stations, tunnels
and viaducts so that they can reflect the rich architectural
heritage of the railways.* @IHBCni Source: Lumsdon et al., 2009
Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation in heritage
*Lumsdon et al., 2009, p.64
14. @IHBCni Source: Committee for Regional Development (2015)
Inquiry into the Benefits of Cycling to the Economy, p.784
Potential areas of future cross-border cooperation in heritage
Source: Butler, R. (2009) Recreational use of Towpaths, p.8
15. Shared inventories / dataset mapping / digital With the
current availability and enormous potential of digital technology,
minimal investment could create a link between these databases
[Monuments and Buildings Record (NI) and the Register of Recorded
Monuments and Places (RoI)] to increase their value as a data
source.* Digitisation and online accessibility enable unprecedented
forms of engagement and open up new revenue streams. E-learning
tools promote wider access to cultural content in homes, schools
and universities, and allow people to generate, reuse and add value
to content.** @IHBCni Source: www.buildingsofireland.ie Potential
areas of future cross-border cooperation in heritage *Cooney, G.,
2013, Charting a future path for archaeology in Ireland, North and
South, The Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland, p.68
**European Commission, 2014, Towards an integrated approach to
cultural heritage for Europe, p.5
16. Improved working relationships between central government
departments and other agencies Bolstered local government in both
jurisdictions, with enhanced range of functions and
responsibilities, including community planning Opportunity to feed
into new local development planning processes area plans, Local
Economic and Community Plans (LECPs) and Regional Spatial and
Economic Strategies Increased focus on the need to deliver
practical projects @IHBCni Source: Rafferty, G. and Lloyd, M.G.,
2014, Community Planning and Spatial Planning in the Irish Border
Region An opportune moment?
17. Aiming to avoid @IHBCni Insensitive treatment of cultural
heritage Back-to-back planning and development Source: Private Eye,
as reproduced in Larkham, 1996, Conservation and the City,
p.265