CHERPLAN Mid-Term Conference, 17.-18.04.2013, Podgorica, Montenegro

CHERPLANEnhancement of Cultural Heritage through Environmental Planning and

Management

Environmental Planningin Cultural Heritage Sites

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Reinhard Perfler , Laurent Richard and Sandra NicolicsUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna

Cornelia Huis Municipality of Hallstatt

Content

What Environmental Planning is about in CHERPLAN Steps to be taken – the CHERPLAN Environmental

Planning Concept Implementing Environmental Planning in Hallstatt

Why applying „Environmental Planning“ for Cultural Heritage Site Management?

Consequences of inappropriate planningand mismanagementInstead of making use of the potential of cultural heritage… Deterioration of the sites: uncontrolled construction activities, insufficient

maintenance/preservation of cultural heritage sites, hit&run tourism or also lack of tourism marketing etc.

Jeopardizing of community development: overcrowding of community area, higher living costs, inappropriate infrastructure, lowered amenity values, emigration, economic decline

CHERPLAN Environmental Planning approach

Demand-driven planning perspective Involvement of different – sometimes even contradicting –

interest groups Enhancement of transparency and access to comprehensive

information Understanding of causes and effects - assessment of impacts Support advocacy and committment for decisions made in the

respective communities

CHERPLAN Environmental Planning approach

Environmental Management Plan as planning framework

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

PLANNING TOOLS

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Waste management

Spatial & Regional Planning

Tourism M

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Risk management

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CHERPLAN Environmental Planning Concept Main steps

CHERPLAN Environmental Planning Concept Two documents Concept report Annexes with planning baselines for

selected topics relevant for EP

available online www.cherplan.eu

Environmental Planning Concept Document 1: Concept report Background of CHERPLAN project Overview of the CHERPLAN

approach: scope and objectives, introduction to supportive tools and documents

Description of each planning phase and respective steps (+ examples from application in Hallstatt)

Proposal for structure of an Environmental Management Plan

Environmental Planning Concept Document 2: Annexes Introduction to Environmental

Planning Planning baselines for selected topics

related to Cultural Heritage relevant infrastructure and servicesEnergy efficiency of protected historical buildings, mobility and transport planning, solid waste management, spatial planning, tourism, water services infrastructure

Introduction to CHERIS WebGIS Plattform

Environmental Planningin Hallstatt, Austria

Stakeholder identification during workshop with project team Hallstatt

Identification of main issues, issue owners and worldviews during workshops with a Hallstatt project group (20 community members) & project team Hallstatt and SWOT Analysis

Regional System Analysis

Developing visions in relation to „Hit & Run Tourism“ and local and regional development potentials During workshops with

project group Student project in Hallstatt Expert consultation Preparation of a population

survey for extending public participation

Defining Visions and Scenarios

Implementation and analysis of population survey in Hallstatt (January – March 2013)

Discussion of results & scenarios and prioritization of fields of action in a workshop (with project group) and during a public event based on results of population survey(April and May 2013)

Prioritization of Fields of Action

Action & Business Planning for selected interventions in further workshops and increased involvement of relevant regional & national players

Compilation of an Environmental Management Plan

To be carried out….

Fear of change, limited resources

Time-consuming process that …requires mentality changes or paradigm shifts

Working together despite conflicting interests

Politics and „Hidden agendas“ – to understand who really „pulls the strings“

People are interested and come up with ideas for solutions

… but also provides a strong basis for sustainable community development

Make use of potential of different perspectives

Good understanding provides basis for ownership, commitment, more effective implementation of solutions

Challenges Opportunities

Contact Reinhard Perfler

reinhard.perfler@boku.ac.atScientific project coordinator for CHERPLAN at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Institute of Sanitary Engineering and Water Pollution Control

Cornelia Huis and Frank Höllgemeinde@hallstatt.ooe.gv.atProject coordination for CHERPLAN in Municipality of Hallstatt