Governance structure of HeRe Lab
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Establishment of a shared model of governance between University and Municipality
The shared governance established in the HeRe Lab has ensured the creation of systemic synergies between municipal authorities and research institutions, in which the Head of the ‘Florence World Heritage and relations with UNESCO’ Office of the Municipality of Florence and the Dean of the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence act as scientific coordinators. This partnership has created an innovative model in which heritage research and practice are intertwined and the research produced responds to those practical challenges arising from the field.
The Lab was established through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Architecture of the University of Florence and the Municipality of Florence, which was formalized by the Town Council Deliberation n. 506/2015.
The Management Plan of the World Heritage site, as well as its monitoring, amongst the lab’s main activities, are funded through Law 77/2006 “Special measures for the protection and the fruition of Italian cultural, landscape and natural sites, inscribed on the "World Heritage List", under the protection of UNESCO”.
The creation of HeRe_Lab - Heritage Research has resulted in the adoption of a multidisciplinary, holistic approach for the management of the World Heritage property of the ‘Historic Centre of Florence’.
The positive outcomes and results have brought together different stakeholders, authorities and institutions, who are supported in the development of heritage strategies and management practices. Therefore, the set of activities carried out by the Lab and its governance model are now attracting new actors, funds and projects and is expanding its scope of action.