A Knowledge Hub for Landscape Practices supporting Landscape Stewardship
Challenge: WHY the innovation has been developed? What problem is addressed and why has not been not solved before?
Cultural landscapes are at the interface of nature and society, being the interplay of physical features of the human environment with social structures and human ideas. In Europe, landscapes are largely recognised because of their cultural value as well as because of their contribution to people’s quality of life, through the provision of ecosystem services and biodiversity. Nevertheless, the different approaches and experiences are often isolated lacking a common repository of scientific information as well a structured knowledge exchange system.
Solution: WHAT the solution is about? HOW it goes beyond the state of the art?
The HERCULES project has developed the Knowledge Hub for Landscape Practices, an interactive open platform to support the sustainable stewardship of cultural landscapes. The Knowledge Hub for Landscape Practices enables to visualize the interface of nature and society and provides a tool to share, obtain and create landscape knowledge. The interactive open platform has been developed by Sinergise for the HERCULES project, aiming to provide a powerful communication tool for bringing together citizens and landscape stakeholders supporting the sustainable stewardship of cultural landscapes. Moreover, the Hub goes beyond being a cartographic viewer of existing scientific information, but enables constant exchange of knowledge and ideas between different stakeholder groups, by allowing the creation of content by any person interested.
End-users and examples of uses: WHO will beneficiate/ is beneficiating from the solution? WHERE and HOW the solution has been adopted? How will impact people or end-users? Add as more as possible examples of market and society uptakes
Researchers, practitioners and the general public beneficiate from information and knowledge exchange by creating, sharing and visiting the different contents of the Innovation. The Knowledge Hub for Landscape Practices has already been used in several local workshops across Europe to encourage local residents and policy-makers to look outside for inspiration and collaboration in the integrated management of landscapes.
Future possibilities: Future market perspectives when the innovation will be fully available or in use
The innovation is already fully available and in use
References for more information (eg. website, social media)
Contacts:
Maria Garcia Martin (maria.garcia-martin@uni-goettingen.de)
Application sectors:
- Cultural Tangible and intangible landscapes
- Heritage communities and participatory approach
- Enabling digital technologies for CH
Objectives:
- Knowledge sharing and education
RRI Dimensions:
- Public Engagement
- Science Education
- Governance
Communities:
- Circular, sustainable and creative cities
- Heritage at risk
- Shared management of cultural heritage
- Advanced future technologies for heritage and arts
