building frameworks for energy action in world heritage management

Building frameworks for energy action in World Heritage management

Chiara Ronchini, Edinburgh World Heritage

International Workshop

“Upgrading Life in Historical Towns – Sustainable Energy”

International Workshop “Upgrading Life in Historical Towns – Sustainable Energy”Building frameworks for energy action in World Heritage management

EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGEChiara Ronchini, Energy Efficiency Manager

Edinburgh and its World Heritage SiteInscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995



Edinburgh and its World Heritage SiteThe Old and the New Towns – Outstanding Universal Value


Edinburgh and its World Heritage SiteOutstanding Universal Value - The Athens of the North

Edinburgh and its World Heritage SiteConstraints

30%20%

45%20%

4%

4%Listed Buildings

75%25%

Government Targets

42% by 2020

80% by 2050



The tipping pointCreate support and critical mass


Edinburgh World Heritage40 years experience

Influence & Monitor

Management Plan, monitoring and

advice

Conserve & Enhance

Conservation funding, World

Heritage Projects

Promote & Educate

Interpretation, education and

outreach


World Heritage Site Management SystemSecond Management Plan


World Heritage Site Management SystemAction Plan and Monitoring Report


GovernancePartnering – Shared Values

Monitoring Report

(Evaluation)

Management Plan

(Strategy)

Action Programme (Implementation)WHS Steering

Group


ActionWorld Heritage Site Management Framework


World Heritage Site Management PlanEfficiency and Climate Change

Hard-to-treat?Retrofit solutions


Hard-to-treat?Best practice



Outstanding Universal ValueKey view policy

Gilmour’s Close Project, low-carbon social housing Awarded the Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment 2009

20062008


Gilmour’s Close Project, low-carbon social housing Awarded the Sustainable Social Housing Refurbishment 2009


Energy Heritage and Renewable Heritage ProjectsImproving energy efficiency & micro-regeneration in historic homes


‘Hardest-to-treat’Multiple ownership and post-War listed buildings


Quantitative AnalysisMeteorological Data

Collection and Projection

Quantitative AnalysisMeteorological Data

Collection and Projection

Qualitative Analysis Impact Assessment on

Historic Fabric

Qualitative Analysis Impact Assessment on

Historic Fabric

Policy FrameworkAdaptation Plan for

Edinburgh and its WHS

Policy FrameworkAdaptation Plan for

Edinburgh and its WHS


Climate Change Model for World Heritage SitesA scientific approach to heritage protection

Impacts for which vulnerability is High

-Biological Growth

-Weathering of stone

-Wet/ Dry Cycles

-Intense rainfall

-Wind-transported salt

-Flooding

- Changes to biodiversity

Impacts for which Vulnerability is

Medium

-Salt Crystallisation

-Soil moisture levels

-Extreme events (heat waves, snow loading)

-Soil moisture levels

Impacts for which Vulnerability is Low

-Flooding

-Ground water changes

Erosion

-Wind

- Extreme events


Impact AssessementA scientific approach

Source: World Bank

After identifying and analysing these events the gained knowledge and understanding will be an important input and guidance for future policies on the preservation of World Heritage Sites.

4) Application of the findings


World Heritage CitiesOutcomes and replicability

Chiara RonchiniEdinburgh World [email protected]

International Workshop “Upgrading Life in Historical Towns – Sustainable Energy” Building frameworks for energy action in World Heritage management

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building frameworks for energy action in world heritage management

Documents

energy heritage

world heritage siteinscribed

unesco world heritage

world heritage sitethe

world bankafter

energy action

lowcarbon social housing

extreme events source