Circular governance models for cultural heritage adaptive reuse: the experimentation of Heritage Innovation Partnerships

This paper investigates how circular governance models based on the recognition of cultural heritage as "common good" can support multi-actor partnerships aimed at "taking care" of cultural heritage as a resource for economic, social, cultural and environmental development. This work is focused on the role and responsibilities of HIPs to facilitate the process of the proposed adaptive reuse blueprints for culturally, socially and economically inclusive societies in selected cities across Europe as well as to identify the stages of their exchanges shaping and influencing sustainable development both locally and in the wider European context. It draws on ICLEI's extensive experience in moderating collaboration between researchers and policymakers as part of European projects and seeks to support universities and cities in the assessment of Heritage Commons in pilot cities. This facilitation will allow addressing the participatory mapping and assessment of cultural heritage resources in pilot cities, the selection of specific heritage properties / sites for circular models implementation as well as the choice of financing, business and governance models for adaptive reuse. The experimentation of Heritage Innovation Partnerships will be held in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Rijeka (Croatia), Salerno (Italy), and Västra Götaland (Sweden) as multi-actor partnership processes based on a quadruple helix cooperation model (research, public sector, private sector, community actors). Focusing on the context of Salerno, stakeholders include associations, foundations, private companies, research institutions and the municipality of Salerno.