Advanced topics in historic cultural terriories

• To gain multidimensional ability in analysis and interpretation of cultural territories
• To envisage and design projects and strategies that generate complementarity between planning initiatives, projects and communities
• To update students, through open discussion and presentation among peers, with the contemporary research trends in the field of conservation and planning;
• To train students to critically analyse the literature, to understand and use data resources, empirical techniques and undertaking of research project;
• To consolidate the holistic approach to the research

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The course will be based on the conservation theory and principles as expressed in the international doctrine in reference to diversity of cultural expressions, tangible and intangible, within their social, cultural and natural environmental context. In particular, the course will discuss:
• Analysing the existing situation of territory concerned, identifying the historically formed urban or territorial morphology in reference to social and economic contexts:
o Identifying and interpreting the qualities and significance in relation to the physical and functional structure of the city, including the ability to identify the critical points and their dynamics within the local or regional context.
o Investigating and documenting historic development processes of urban areas, main constraints, political and economic forces and actors that have driven the process in recent past, analysing critically different approaches to historic investigation.
o Interpreting the main data for the physical, social and economic characterisation of a city, with the aim of fostering a holistic view of its development, understanding the methods and ‘systemics’ undergoing design of the future scenarios.
• Creation of the integrated territorial conservation plan:
o Developing planning methods and tools for the preparation of plans and projects within the integrated conservation and planning of historic area, involving knowledge of approaches and techniques required for the study of feasibility plans, understanding the economic and political constraints, and having an ability to reach stated objectives within the planning process.
o Leading and motivating team work in the integrated conservation planning process with the objective of enhancing awareness of diversity as a group resource.
o Dealing and negotiating with the actors in conflict situations in the planning process.
• Implementation and management of the integrated conservation plan:
o Implementing and managing integrated conservation plans, including legal, administrative and political frameworks, forming relationships and partnerships, monitoring and maintenance planning, planning for and management of crisis situations, and identifying roles in the management process.
o Establishing contacts and involving different actors in integrated planning and process, increasing knowledge of the tools and techniques for social communication regarding promotion, lobbying, advocacy and fund-raising, and enhancement of the effective communication with the public.

• Student’s capacity to pursue independent bibliographical research within broad and complex range of topics inherent to heritage studies
• Publication and communication potential, learning interactive –scientific discussion
• Successful written and public presentation of research proposal focusing on critical presentation of bibliographical background related to the contemporary research trends

Selected literature may differ each year and will be given accordingly to the selected thematic field.

• Active participation in classroom • Written report

Saša Dobričić is a full professor of architecture at the University of Nova Gorica, where she acts as founding director of the doctoral program in Cultural Heritage Studies and of the Joint degree Masters entitled Economics and Techniques for the Conservation of the Architectural and Environmental Heritage, jointly established between University of Nova Gorica (SI) and University IUAV of Venice (I). She acts as president of the UNISCAPE (European Network of Universities dedicated to landscape studies and education according to the principles of the European Landscape Convention), with the mandate 2024-2028. She is a member of the Slovenian National Commission UNESCO and a member of the IAES (International Academy for Environmental Sciences) scientific committee. Her research interests and contributions are focused on the interpretation of urban phenomena and their implications for sustainability, with a particular emphasis on heritage and adaptive reuse, urban landscape components, green infrastructures, and societal integration. In 2022 she has been appointed by GO! 2025 to coordinate green spatial strategy for the ECoC 2025. She has promoted several international research initiatives to foster a holistic and integrated vision for urban sustainability: in 2010, Creative Cities, Which Historic Urban Landscape?, in 2013 for Uniscape, Living Landscape- The European Landscape Convention in Research Perspective, in 2013, Common Goods: out of property which rights for users? and in 2020/21 international conference of European universities entitled Cultivating the Continuity of European Landscape. Currently she is involved in EU research initiatives dealing with the circular regeneration models, NBS and re-naturing of the cities, in specific; HORIZON 2020-CLIC and URBiNAT; HORIZON EUROPE- Re-Value and GreenInCities focusing on climate neutrality, urban quality and inclusive green urban transition. Since 2022, she has been part of the working group for the European Capital of Culture Nova Gorica – Gorizia 2025, providing consultancy on the spatial strategy of the cross-border twin city for the ECoC initiative.