Overview

The overall aim of the project is to develop, transfer and disseminate a Common Governance Model for archaeological parks enhancing the preservation and valorisation of archaeological heritage within the Adrion area. Specific objectives are to:
1. Elaborate a governance model for sustainable preservation and valorisation of archaeological parks;
2 Identify economic sustainable activities that archaeological parks can generate (e.g. new tourist routes);
3. Develop and apply innovative ICT-based tools (e.g. augmented reality) in order to enhance the fruition of archaeological heritage and broaden its audiences.

TRANSFER tackles the current lack of a model for valorizing and exploiting archaeological heritage integrated into wider local territorial development planning, going beyond the approach which mainly focuses on a mere conservation of archaeological heritage. Project outputs will be: a Common Sustainable Governance Model for archaeological parks; 6 Management Plans based on the Sustainable Governance Model; 6 Joint pilot actions, during which the Plans will be jointly tested, revised if necessary and finally adopted (one for each test area); a set of economic services and products and a set of ICT solutions aimed at valorizing the Archaeological heritage; a Strategy for sustainable preservation and valorisation of Archaeological Parks.

The benefits for institutions, economic actors, associations and citizens will be the increased value of cultural heritage, the reduction of inter-institutional conflicts, and economic growth. A transnational approach ensures the representation of different actors/needs, crucial for the creation of a governance model that can be successfully be applied in all the different territories. The originality of the project lies in the bottom-up strategy applied to the management of archaeological heritage and in the integration between protection activities, territorial planning and economic progress.