Heritage-led rural regeneration
4 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 3 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- FUNDACION SANTA MARIA LA REAL DEL PATRIMONIO HISTORICO
Spanish heritage foundation combining rural regeneration, cultural tourism strategies, and energy-efficient building retrofit through community-driven social innovation.
“RURITAGE focused on heritage-led strategies for rural regeneration across areas like food production, landscape management, and resilience; TExTOUR extended this into participative cultural tourism.”
PrimarySMEES4 projects - CLUSTER DE HABITAT EFICIENTE
Spanish construction-sector cluster linking building renovation finance, energy efficiency, and heritage-led rural regeneration across European projects.
“RURITAGE (2018-2022) applied heritage assets — pilgrimage routes, food production traditions, landscape management — as drivers of rural renewal and community resilience.”
ES2 projects - MAGMA GEOPARK AS
Norwegian UNESCO geopark and living laboratory for heritage-led rural regeneration and participatory Arctic land-use governance.
“RURITAGE (2018–2022) used Magma Geopark as a Systemic Innovation Area for testing heritage-led strategies for rural revitalisation.”
PrimarySMENO2 projects - KULTURNO IZOBRAZEVALNO DRUSTVO KIBLA
Slovenian cultural NGO specializing in digital heritage platforms and heritage-led rural regeneration strategies across European territories.
“Participated in RURITAGE (2018–2022), which developed systemic strategies for using cultural and natural heritage as a driver for rural development and resilience.”
PrimarySI2 projects