RESPIRA: Revitalización Sostenible y profesional de Patrimonios Interconectados Rurales (S2/4.6/F0334)

RESPIRA: Sustainable and Professional Revitalization of Interconnected Rural Heritage (S2/4.6/F0334)

Program

Interreg SUDOE 2021-2027

Budget

€1,300,350.00. ICRPC. Amount: €202,200.00

Partners: Pôle Métropolitain du Pays de Béarn (FR) (Coordinadors), Communauté de Communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises (FR), Diputació Provincial de Terol (ES), Agrupament Europeu de Cooperação Territorial Rio Minho (PT), Municipi de Barcelos (PT), Universitat Pública de Navarra. Departament de Ciències Humanes i de l'Educació (ES), Fundació Institut Català de Recerca en Patrimoni Cultural (CAT), CIRDOC - Institut occiten de cultura (FR), Associació Ibèrica de Municipis Ribereños del Duero (ES).

Description

Affected by territorial, social, and economic imbalances, rural areas in the SUDOE Area (Southwestern Europe) face the problems of depopulation, an aging population, and a lack of dynamism in the local economy.

In this context, the RESPIRA project addresses the enhancement of a territory through its identifying heritage, as a means of territorial revitalization that generates sustainable and lasting benefits for the territories (territorial attractiveness, local economic development, population retention, social cohesion/inclusion, etc.).

Its main objective is to promote and facilitate the valorization of the territorial capital of territories that contribute to their uniqueness and identity (e.g., centuries-old olive trees, artisanal trades, historical routes, local products and associated culinary practices,

specific natural resources, etc.) by applying and exploiting a transdisciplinary analysis of their heritage specificities and providing support.

Therefore, the project will develop a 1) Strategy for Valorizing the Heritage Identity of the territories; a 2) Transnational Action Plan for deployment at the local or territorial level; 3) Heritage Schemes for enhancing the value of the territories; 4) Training and Awareness-Raising Actions on Heritage Identity; and a 5) Pilot Action to test the tools in the territories.

The project will approach territorial heritage from a triple perspective: Natural, Cultural, and Memorial. This holistic approach will then be used in heritage transmission systems developed by public authorities, allowing for decompartmentalization, diversification, and increased valorization and transmission potential, reaching a broader audience.