Building a common know-how and best practises to enhancing Heritage and sustainability in the Atlantic Area

The AtlaS.WH - Heritage in the Atlantic Area, focuses on finding global methodologies and solutions to addressing common challenges that affect Urban World Heritage Sites, namely by stimulating heritage-led economic and cultural development, following the conclusions of the "Diagnosis Study of Urban World Heritage Sites in the Atlantic Area".

Santiago de Compostela led this Study, and the findings were presented in Florence, on 6th and 7th November with the participation of Porto, Bordeaux, Santiago de Compostela, Edinburgh and Florence.

The global purpose of such study is to design tailored sustainability plans of each WHS, by means of an integrated and participative management and monitoring model, based on the common know-how and best practices.

For more information on the "Diagnosis Study of Urban World Heritage Sites in the Atlantic Area" see here.