WP6

DP6 is entirely designed in the form of experimental laboratories - RevitLabs, which will be used to gather data on local communities and the ICH areas under consideration, to test the developed core knowledge and to optimise the CH 4.0 model. It allows us to qualitatively and quantitatively guide the projects in the selected ICH areas, thus making a key contribution to the optimisation of the model.

The objective of WP6 is to generate data for the optimisation of the CH 4.0 model together with alternative planning and management proposals for the reactivation of four sites of abandoned and degraded ICH in four local communities in Slovenia. For each site, three alternative proposals will be prepared and comparatively presented in terms of their contribution to the sustainable development of the local communities and, consequently, to the achievement of the global green transformation goals. Heritage, social, economic and environmental impact assessments will also be prepared for each project proposal.

The activities are divided into two sub-packages, WP6-A1 and WP6-A2.

To ensure maximum optimisation of the CH 4.0 model, the activity will select treatment areas in RevitLabs to cover urban and rural open space in four parallel experiments. For each area, three design solutions will be developed in workshops with groups of students from the universities involved in the project, under the guidance of different mentor groups. This part of the research is also crucial for the implementation of new design practices in the field of ICH in Slovenia, as the experiments will confront researchers with the application of design driven research to different aspects of ICH. We also expect to develop a new model of collaboration between disciplines and, on this basis, to create good conditions for the subsequent transfer of transdisciplinary solutions into practice.

All project proposals will be subject to impact assessments: their cultural, social, economic and environmental impacts will be examined and final reports will be prepared.