EXtension of POtentiality of Adriatic Unesco Sites

Programme 2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

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The eligible territories of the programme are very rich of UNESCO sites (and also of sites aspiring to this recognition). This is an important indicator of the strong effort made by the local communities to preserve historical, artistic or natural heritage of great value, but, at the same time, this trend must stimulate them to consider the UNESCO acknowledgment as a starting point, because this acknowledgment doesn’t mean to “embalm” a place, but to promote in it a complex and pro-active strategy of preservation & economic valorization, which should involve a plurality of public & private actors. On the other hand, whether for an entity the inclusion into the UNESCO list may be considered a good investment (also for the image of a place), it must be underlined that it implies a strong work on longer term, not only of political and ethic nature, but also from an economic & territorial planning point of view. In fact, the preservation of the heritage as well as of the cultural & natural heritage, inherited by the past generations, is not easily compatible and “harmonizeable” with the needs of development of the present generations (new residential, commercial and productive zoning; new infrastructures of transportation and energy, etc.). At the same time, preservation, conservation & exploitation have a cost, which the public institutions, alone, are not able to cover, without the involvement of private bodies or international donors. Finally: a UNESCO site is potentially very attractive for tourists. But, beyond a certain threshold of tourism frequentation, the carrying capacity of a site may be undermined, jeopardizing its preservation. The management and valorization of the UNESCO sites is, therefore, a very complex challenge. EX.PO AUS intends, therefore, to conceive and experiment an innovative and very articulated long term strategy aimed at managing and valorizing the UNESCO sites of the Adriatic sea, trying to address new ideas, tools and actions to manage in a good manner these sites and achieve a sustainable economic valorization of them, moreover from the ecological and energy efficiency point of view. To achieve this strategic objective, the following specific objectives will be pursued: - CROSS-BORDER DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTS AND TOOLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE UNESCO SITES, by addressing the key topic of the management plan of a UNESCO site as framework of a pro-active strategy of valorization and economic development of a territory, and hence not as a secondary or external element of the ordinary urban and territorial planning, but as key component of it; - CROSS-BORDER IMPROVEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORTS, by means of the exchange of information on the best practices and techniques for digital cataloguing of the related witnesses, the study and cataloguing of the architectural decoration, the implementation of the data-base of the CIDM-International Centre of Documentation of the Mosaic of the Municipality of Ravenna - MAR, the exchange of know-how on the innovative techniques of restoration of the sites and the exchange of experience on the techniques based on the “dry stone”. - REALISATION OF INNOVATIVE PILOT EXPERIENCES IN THE PARTNER AREAS, tuned to the characteristics and priority needs of each one (conservation, valorization, managerial and technological innovation, especially in the energy field etc.), and capable to generate critical mass and reproducible effects into wider areas; - JOINT VALORISATION OF THE UNESCO SITES OF THE ADRIATIC SEA, both as “generalist” net as a whole, and as specific thematic nets related to specific issues like mosaic, the “dry stone”, with the aim to attract the worldwide growing segment of tourist interested in culture and nature. EX.PO AUS will last 36 months.

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Cultural heritage and arts Regional planning and development Tourism

Partners (12)

Lead Partner: City of Dubrovnik

Address: Pred Dvorom 1, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia

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City of Split

Name: City of Split

Address: Obala kneza Branimira, 17, 21000 Split, Croatia

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Istarska županija

Name: Istarska županija

Address: Riva, 8, 52100 Pula, Croatia

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University of Primorska, Science and Research Center of Koper

Name: University of Primorska, Science and Research Center of Koper

Address: Garibaldijeva 1, 6000 Koper, Slovenia

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Office of Administration and Coordination of Butrint

Name: Office of Administration and Coordination of Butrint

Address: Rr. “Telat Noga”, Nr. 10, 9701 Sarandë, Albania

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FONDAZIONE AQUILEIA

Name: FONDAZIONE AQUILEIA

Address: Via Patriarca Popone, 7, 33051 Aquileia, Italy

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Commission to Preserve National Monuments

Name: Commission to Preserve National Monuments

Address: Obala Kulina bana 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Center for conservation and archaeology of Montenegro

Name: Center for conservation and archaeology of Montenegro

Address: Palata Drago 335, 85330 Kotor, Montenegro

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Municipality of Corfu

Name: Municipality of Corfu

Address: 38, Kosta Georgaki, 49100 Corfu, Greece

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Province of Ferrara

Name: Province of Ferrara

Address: Castello Estense, 44121 Ferrara, Italy

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Municipality of Ravenna – Art Museum of the City

Name: Municipality of Ravenna – Art Museum of the City

Address: Via di Roma, 13, 48100 Ravenna, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Municipality of Alberobello

Name: Municipality of Alberobello

Address: Piazza del Popolo, 32, 70011 Alberobello, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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City of Split

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Region of Istria

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University of Primorska, Science and Research Center of Koper

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Office of Administration and Coordination of Butrint

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Aquileia Foundation

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Commission to Preserve National Monuments

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Center for conservation and archaeology of Montenegro

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Municipality of Corfu

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City of Dubrovnik

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Province of Ferrara

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Municipality of Ravenna – Art Museum of the City

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Municipality of Alberobello

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Project name (EN): EXtension of POtentiality of Adriatic Unesco Sites

Project acronym: EX.PO AUS

Project start date: 2012-09-01

Project end date: 2015-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 324 700.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 825 995.00

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2007 - 2013 Adriatic IPA CBC (IT-SI-EL-HR-BA-ME-AL-RS)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2013-05-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

65 / 65 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

628 / 628 (100%)

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