This document outlines a methodology for developing cultural territorial systems to support rural areas in Europe. It proposes that local communities lead a participatory process to: 1. Create an atlas documenting the tangible, intangible and natural heritage of the local territory. 2. Develop scenarios for the physical and social landscape based on this heritage. 3. Establish guidelines, operational programs, and demonstration projects to preserve heritage while allowing for sustainable transformation. This should be a flexible and ongoing process to strengthen local identity and support balanced economic development, social inclusion and environmental protection.

1. CULTURAL
TERRITORIAL
SYSTEMS
Methodology
and Tools

2. WHERE ARE WE?
New scenario for Europe

3. From Luca Bergamo, Culture Action Europe

4. From Luca Bergamo, Culture Action Europe

5. From Luca Bergamo, Culture Action Europe

6. From Luca Bergamo, Culture Action Europe
PARADIGM OF DEVELOPMENT:
ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

7. Tangible, Intangible and Natural Heritage
is one of the few elements with potential for
economic development
but still firmly tied to
places and local populations.
Tangible,
Intangible and
Natural Heritage

8. This potential must be
carefully planned and developed
to avoid the loss of identity and functions
to make room for the sole tourist activity.

9. WHAT MEAND
HERITAGE
RURAL AREAS?

10. VILLAGES
MINOR HISTORIC CENTRES
Individual UNITS
of settlements that have given birth to
ORIGINAL LANDSCAPE
typical of
a civilisation deeply rooted in the territory

11. TERRITORIAL CULTURAL SYSTEM
Socio-cultural units
within
a territorial network
linked by
CULTURE
history, traditions, and/or natural elements
•
.

12. LINKS
- Culture and Territory
- Local Identity vs
Global Heritage
- Conservation vs
Transformation
- Normative vs
Operational Planning

13. WHAT WE NEED TO DO?

14. LOCAL COMMUNITIES
must lead
based on active participation and
a clear METHODOLOGY
where
diagnostics, specific proposals and results
in the short, medium and long term
are implemented
METHODOLOGY

15. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It addresses both the physical landscape and the
social landscape (socio-economic) of a given
territory, both tangible and intangible assets and
their relationships.

16. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It is a structural process organised by projects.
It identifies in a sort of hierarchy: integrated
components,
intervention
priorities,
demostrative projects, etc.

17. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It could be incrementally built by parts that
may each have meaning and functional selfefficacy, while being inserted into a unitary
overall methodological framework.

18. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It could be implemented in time
It does not need to be immediately a “final and
complete Plan“. The various parts can be
articulated and complete with subsequent
additions and amendments.

19. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It is flexible. It is not a plan "hard" and
"normative", but above all works "multiscale
scenario“
However, if useful or necessary, some specific
areas or projects or parts of projects may be
subject to normative planning or design rules.

20. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It is also flexible in time as it is also
conceived as a process.
It has to be verified through monitoring on the state of
implementation of the projects and on the effects produced
by the interventions, with any necessary corrections during
implementation.

21. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It is a strategic planning process
(shared, participatory, concerted,
communicative).

22. CULTURAL TERRITORIAL
SYSTEM
It must be managed ("accompanied" by
public
authorities,
operators
and
associations).

23. Process of formation of a Integrated
Cultural Territorial Plan

24. 1.- Area Based Approach the landscape (the unit)
VALEA HARTIBACIULUI (ROMANIA)
TAVUSH REGION: DILIJAN AREA (ARMENIA)
CAHUL RAIONE (REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA)

29. 2.- "Atlas of cultural and natural heritage"
as a gathering place, open and implementable, news and
information on the shareholders of properties of a given
territory. Contribution from the bottom of associations and
scholars in the formation of a base of a first draft
(initial knowledge base)

30. 2.- "Atlas of cultural and natural heritage"
(initial knowledge base)

31. 3.- SCENARIOS of physical and social landscape;

32. 4. Guidelines and rules for the preservation,
enhancement and transformation projects;
5. Operational Programmes and Plans
(action plans);
6. Projects
(demostrative
projects);
7. Management
of design and implementation process

33. Identificarea prioritatilor (50)
Selectie pe domenii (10)
Scopul atelierului de astazi
Selectarea prioritatilor (5)
Detaliere idei de
proiecte: rezultate;
partipanti; resurse
Proiect pilot
PACTUL LOCAL