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Highlighting developments across England’s heritage sector in the last financial year, the Historic Environment Overview for 2023-24 is published today.   The report was produced by the Historic Environment Forum with support from Historic England.   It outlines significant achievements for the sector, showcasing collective efforts to preserve, celebrate, and adapt the historic environment for current and future generations.   Read the new report now: https://lnkd.in/eg8suKr7 #HistoricEnvironmentOverview #HeritageSector

Check out the summary of U.K.- European research collaboration opportunities in this year’s publication

Watch #INHERIT_eu video to learn more about this project and its approach!

Public spaces are the places where cities are winning or losing the battle for full post-pandemic recovery. In the op-ed I wrote for Eco in Città I highlight some of the main challenges that European cities need to tackle to preserve the transformative power of public spaces - Foster pedestrianization to promote mixed use of streets and squares - ⁠Preserve outdoor activities and occupation of public soil for business activities - ⁠Widen the networks of bike lanes in cities for sustainable mobility While many cities around Europe are reversing decisions taken during the pandemic emergency, the need for bold strategies preserving the use of public spaces is stronger than ever. Let's support elected representatives and public officials with practices and evidences showing the positive impact of public spaces for social, environmental and economic development URBACT European Urban Initiative Carlos Moreno Vitandrea Marzano Massimiliano Pontillo Gianluca Saba

Does your work involve embedding heritage in wider public policy? The theme for HEF's Heritage Sector Resilience Plan: Sector Interviews series in this quarter is Policy. We are seeking collaborators who would like to showcase how their remit contributes towards a more resilient heritage sector. Find out more on our website: https://lnkd.in/eBY9mCgV #HistoricEnvironment #Collaboration #Policy #Resilience #HeritageResiliencePlan

Reflecting what modern urban should look like is Keepmoat's NorthBridge development in Glasgow with 154 homes blending seamlessly between tenures. https://lnkd.in/ePkAQfN4

The Urban Innovative Actions projects are a wealth of knowledge and solutions that can be transferred and replicated to other cities in the EU through integrated planning and funding strategies. The URBACT Innovation Transfer Networks are aimed at fostering the replication of those practices, while including them in wider strategies for urban sustainability. Explore the solutions developed by the UIA cities in the Partner Search Tool to join the project proposals to be presented until 20 March ➡️The partner search tool https://lnkd.in/d5uE8Umr European Urban Initiative European Commission Urban Agenda for the EU

URBAN AGENDA | Coordinators and Action Leaders Meetings "The Coordinators and Action Leaders Meetings have significantly strengthened the collaborative framework of the Urban Agenda for the EU. By bringing together all active Partnerships, EU experts and stakeholders to share insights, challenges, and best practices, these meetings have enhanced each thematic partnership's capacity to effectively address urban priorities." Urban Agenda for the EU European Commission European Urban Initiative

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Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked with protecting the historic environment of England by preserving and listing historic buildings, scheduling ancient monuments, registering historic parks and gardens, advising central and local government, and promoting the public’s enjoyment of, and advancing their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings. Its recently released Historic Environment Overview 2023-24, which reports on how the UK’s heritage sector has fared over the past 12 months. The three themes of Historic England’s Heritage Counts series have also been used throughout this report to identify and highlight some of the positive outcomes achieved across sector activity this year: Heritage and Society, Heritage and the Economy, and Heritage and the Environment. #england #heritage #culturalheritage #sustainability #resiliency #culturaltourism #destinationmanagement Clara Arokiasamy- All views my own Andrew McKean Jonathan Karkut, PhD Helen Lloyd MBE Hazel McGregor Jonathan Rider Graham Bell UK John Darlington John Ward David Holdsworth Simon Woodward Aylin Orbasli Doug Evans Dr Peter Robinson Zikui Xia Hossam Mahdy