Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-09-06

Description

Description (EN):

Natural heritage, including natural deposits of mineral waters & hot springs are well known common feature of CE countries. Their potential is widely used in large number of SPAs that constitute very important element of natural & cultural heritage and also local & regional economy in health care, wellness & tourism sectors. The common challenge that CE SPAs share is sustainable management of mineral & thermal waters deposits, especially reduction of pressures related to economic & urban development, mass tourism and careless sector policies became the basis for launching the HealingPlaces project. Project focus is to support sustainable development of SPAs, while protecting unique resources that constitute their basis. This will be done by extension of knowledge & awareness regarding influence of various factors on underground water deposits and by building multi-level and multi-territorial governance models of management of valuable natural SPA resources. Crucial element of the project will be constructing of common, innovative & web-based tool for assessment of threats & pressures on mineral & hot waters deposits. This tool will be offered freely to wider CE community as a decision making support mechanism. Exchange of experience as well as the implementation of dedicated pilot actions will lead to elaboration of integrated strategy for SPA sustainable development. Project leads also to direct results through implementation of elaborated activities in local scale, where HealingPlaces will design, test & implement innovative solutions for mineral water sustainable management in SPAs through various models of participatory practices. Through cooperation of actors representing different levels & sectors, widely applicable methodologies, lessons learnt from several pilot actions will strengthen environmental considerations during spa-related interventions & support efficient reduction of conflicts between economic, social & environmental approaches.

Achievements (EN):

Natural deposits of mineral waters and hot springs are well known in central Europe. Their healing power is widely used and they are important drivers of local and regional economies in health care, wellness and tourism sectors. However, a common challenge is the sustainable management of mineral and thermal waters which on one hand are a basis for the existence of spas and on the other hand are a subject of various threats and pressures related to economic and urban development, mass tourism and careless sector policies. The Healing Places project aims at a more sustainable development of spas by protecting the unique resources that constitute their basis. The partners extended their knowledge and awareness regarding the influence of various factors on underground water deposits by building multi-level and multi-territorial governance models of managing natural spa resources. A crucial element of the project was the construction of common, innovative and web-based tool for the assessment of threats and pressures on mineral and hot water deposits. HealingPlaces activities were grouped around 3 main themes: environmental mapping and assessment – which resulted with state-of-art analyses and development of ready to use tools (the database on SPAs potential & threats and impact assessment tool), which helps in decision-making process and building ever wider awareness of healing water protection needs, pilot actions testing the newly developed solutions; development of a common strategy for sustainable SPAs. The main aim of all pilot actions was the efficient reduction of conflicts between economic, social & environmental approaches, nevertheless the aspects addressed have been varied & focused on local specificity – from providing sustainable management plans, integrating regional&local spatial planning policies with curative water resources management, establishing the Green SPA Network, application of Product Environmental Footprint calculations to spa products to providing decision makers with the results of analysis & monitoring system with use of mobile App and VR solutions. Developed tools Various experiences gained thanks to regional pilot activities and tools development and testing, helped with the upcoming step of the project process – collaborative development of the joint strategy for sustainable SPA management. This document, the Integrated Strategy for sustainable management of SPAs’ most valuable natural resources, served as the core basis for partner regions to formulate their own regional sustainability plans to pave the way towards Central-European SPAs being in balance with nature, economy and our common future.

Themes

Sustainable management of natural resources

Specific Objective: To improve integrated environmental management capacities for the protection and sustainable use of natural heritage and resources

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners

Lead Partner: Główny Instytut Górnictwa

Department: Department of Water Protection

Address: Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gig.eu

Total budget: EUR 284 275.24

ERDF budget: EUR 241 633.95

Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico Andrea Galvani SCPA

Name: Polo Tecnologico Alto Adriatico Andrea Galvani SCPA

Address: Via Roveredo 20/B, 33170 Pordenone, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.polotecnologicoaltoadriatico.it

Total budget: EUR 273 100.00

ERDF budget: EUR 218 480.00

Langhe Monferrato e Roero Società Consortile a r.l. Agenzia di sviluppo del territorio

Name: Langhe Monferrato e Roero Società Consortile a r.l. Agenzia di sviluppo del territorio

Department: Not applicable

Address: Via Leopardi 4, 14100 Asti, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lamoro.it/

Total budget: EUR 226 970.00

ERDF budget: EUR 181 576.00

Grad Križevci

Name: Grad Križevci

Department: not applicable

Address: Ivana Zakmardija Dijankovečkog 12, 48260 Križevci, Croatia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.krizevci.hr/

Total budget: EUR 222 312.90

ERDF budget: EUR 188 965.96

Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Önkormányzat

Name: Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Önkormányzat

Department: not applicable

Address: Piac Street 54, 4024 Debrecen, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hbmo.hu

Total budget: EUR 219 250.00

ERDF budget: EUR 186 362.50

Województwo Dolnośląskie – Instytut Rozwoju Terytorialnego

Name: Województwo Dolnośląskie – Instytut Rozwoju Terytorialnego

Address: Dawida 1a, 50-527 Wrocław, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.irt.wroc.pl

Total budget: EUR 215 935.00

ERDF budget: EUR 183 544.75

Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Name: Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Department: Investors Location

Address: Hafenstraße 47 -51, A-4020 Linz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.biz-up.at

Total budget: EUR 205 625.00

ERDF budget: EUR 164 500.00

BORA 94 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Fejlesztési Ügynökség Nonprofit Kft.

Name: BORA 94 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Fejlesztési Ügynökség Nonprofit Kft.

Department: not applicable

Address: Városház tér 1, 3525 Miskolc, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bora94.hu

Total budget: EUR 174 270.00

ERDF budget: EUR 148 129.50

RAZVOJNI CENTER NOVO MESTO, svetovanje in razvoj, d.o.o.

Name: RAZVOJNI CENTER NOVO MESTO, svetovanje in razvoj, d.o.o.

Department: not applicable

Address: Podbreznik 15, 8000 Novo mesto, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rc-nm.si/en/home/

Total budget: EUR 160 820.00

ERDF budget: EUR 136 697.00

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Name: Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Department: Faculty of Regional Development and International Studies

Address: Zemědělská 1/1665, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Legal status: public

Website: http://frrms.mendelu.cz

Total budget: EUR 152 989.15

ERDF budget: EUR 130 040.78

Summary

Project name (EN): Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

Project acronym: HealingPlaces

Period: 2014-2020

Website: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/home.html

Project start date: 2019-04-01

Project end date: 2022-06-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 135 547.29

European Union funding: EUR 1 779 930.45

Co-financing sources: ERDF

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Books

HANDBOOK ON BEST PRACTICES IN ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIO-ECONOMIC PRESSURES MITIGATION & CONFLICT SOLVING

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Book

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Reports

INTEGRATED STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF SPAS NATURAL RESOURCES

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Local Training on APP tool use (and technological transfer of VR for thermal resource)– for its further dissemination

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

USER GUIDE FOR HEALINGPLACES IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

APP Manual & tutorial

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Immersive Training and Awareness reality “Le nostre terme: dai Romani ai nostri giorni / Our Thermae: from the Romans to nowadays”

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

REPORT ON ANALYSIS OF TESTED WPT1 TOOLS DISSEMINATION POSSIBILITIES IN OTHER REGIONS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-05-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

THE TOOL FOR INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT (& MONITORING) OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ON MAIN SPAS RESOURCES

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://programme2014-20.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/HealingPlaces.html

Publication date: 2023-02-15

Document date: 2022-06-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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Central Mining Institute

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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Upper Adriatic Technology Park Andrea Galvani SCPA

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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LAMORO Development Agency

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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City of Krizevci

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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Hajdú-Bihar County Government

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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Dolnoslaskie Region – Institute for Territorial Development

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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BORA 94 Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Development Agency Nonprofit LLC

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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DEVELOPMENT CENTRE NOVO MESTO, Counseling and Development, Ldt.

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Enhancing environmental management capacities for sustainable use of the natural heritage of Central European SPA towns and regions as the driver for local and regional development.

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Central Europe

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2023-08-28

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1 434 / 1 434 (100%)

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