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Central America

ADAPTUR: Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the tourism sector as a strategy for NDC implementation in Mexico

Daniela

Valera

B1: Setting a price tag on climate change for the involvement of private sector in Ecosystem-based Adaptation

B2: Communication and capacity building strategy for climate action

B3: Strengthen cooperation structures between public and private sector

B4: Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in tourism policies

B5: Implementation of EbA solutions with private sector financing

Central America

ADAPTUR: Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the tourism sector as a strategy for NDC implementation in Mexico

Daniela

Valera

B1: Setting a price tag on climate change for the involvement of private sector in Ecosystem-based Adaptation

B2: Communication and capacity building strategy for climate action

B3: Strengthen cooperation structures between public and private sector

B4: Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in tourism policies

B5: Implementation of EbA solutions with private sector financing

Central America

ADAPTUR: Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the tourism sector as a strategy for NDC implementation in Mexico

Daniela

Valera

B1: Setting a price tag on climate change for the involvement of private sector in Ecosystem-based Adaptation

B2: Communication and capacity building strategy for climate action

B3: Strengthen cooperation structures between public and private sector

B4: Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in tourism policies

B5: Implementation of EbA solutions with private sector financing

Central America

ADAPTUR: Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the tourism sector as a strategy for NDC implementation in Mexico

Daniela

Valera

B1: Setting a price tag on climate change for the involvement of private sector in Ecosystem-based Adaptation

B2: Communication and capacity building strategy for climate action

B3: Strengthen cooperation structures between public and private sector

B4: Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in tourism policies

B5: Implementation of EbA solutions with private sector financing

Central America

ADAPTUR: Mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the tourism sector as a strategy for NDC implementation in Mexico

Daniela

Valera

B1: Setting a price tag on climate change for the involvement of private sector in Ecosystem-based Adaptation

B2: Communication and capacity building strategy for climate action

B3: Strengthen cooperation structures between public and private sector

B4: Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation in tourism policies

B5: Implementation of EbA solutions with private sector financing

East Asia

National Parks for All: Visitor Services Using Sign Language

Korea National Park Service

- KNPS

East Asia

National Parks for All: Visitor Services Using Sign Language

Korea National Park Service

- KNPS

Involvement of emerging heritage professionals and researchers

By providing job and research opportunities, the HeRe Lab plays a key role in empowering emerging heritage professionals and researchers in Italy. The Lab supports emerging professionals in working long-term within the World Heritage field, a working area that is still unstructured and underdeveloped in Italy. This makes HeRe Lab a pioneering example in the country.

Emerging professionals and researchers are involved in relevant research projects and they are directly contributing to: drafting of Management Plans of World Heritage properties located in Tuscany; Heritage Impact Assessments; museums-related activities; international conferences and projects, as well as a wide range of activities directly related to heritage research and practice.

The involvement of emerging heritage professionals, one of the strengths of the model, is made possible by means of the creation of ad-hoc research stipendia (in Italian ‘borse di ricerca’) to financially support researchers in their activities. The application for the research grants is a very competitive process overseen by University professors, who guide the selection process depending on the professional figures required to tackle practical needs arising from the field.

The Laboratory is acknowledged as a good practice and a leading example of youth development, as the participation of emerging heritage professionals in research directly contributes to the sustainable development by fostering economic growth and encouraging youth empowerment.

Moreover, the inclusion and involvement of young professionals allows for the application of state-of-the-art research methodologies, also following innovative and intergenerational takes on heritage practices.

The Lab acts as a platform that allows emerging professionals to grow and exchange ideas and solutions with senior researchers and heritage professionals.

Implementation

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Creation of a multidisciplinary team

The success of HeRe Lab lies in its multidisciplinary team, made up of professionals dealing with a wide variety of fields such as World Heritage, urban planning, architecture, art history, development, and economics.. The University of Florence acts as a catalyst for their involvement, through the participation of different faculties in the Lab and in the use of holistic approaches for the creation of sustainable solutions for challenges affecting the historic centre. The Lab has also played an important role in advocating for sustainable strategies in the development of the city, by taking into account urban green spaces, social inclusivity, tangible and intangible heritage protection, economic growth, sustainable tourism, as well as the requalification and enhancement of architectural elements.

The involvement of professionals with diverse backgrounds is the result of the participation of different faculties of the University of Florence, by means of the Council Deliberation n. 506/2015, which formalised the inter-institutional partnership between the University and the Municipality of Florence. Each faculty contributes through its own pool of professionals, researchers and resources.

The Departments involved are: Architecture; Economics and Management; and History, Archeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts.

The pool of professionals working for and in collaboration with the laboratory has allowed for a more comprehensive understanding of the significance of the site, its attributes and challenges. This has also contributed to the establishment of sustainable solutions aimed at addressing the issues affecting the site considering the wider urban context through the application of methods and research from different disciplines.

Implementation

Local

National