Does Culture Count for Resilience? Opportunities and Challenges for More Resilient Cultural Landscapes
27 June 16:15 - 17:30
Location: Sala Lucrecia Bori
Cultural landscapes across Europe face unprecedented threats from the climate crisis. Even so, they are all too often left out of the conversation when it comes to adaptation. This session will highlight cultural landscapes as a key resource for communities well-being, social inclusion and resilience, examining case studies from across Europe that span maritime to agricultural heritage areas. The discussion will start locally with the case of Valencia, and go on to examine case studies in the Netherlands, other cities in Spain, and beyond. Panellists will also demonstrate the latest tools to protect cultural landscapes as they highlight projects like RescueME, TRIQUETRA, THETIDA, and PALIMPSEST. Session discussions will pave the way for the full integration of culture and heritage in the global climate agenda to realise a just, equitable, inclusive and diverse climate-resilient future.
This session is part of the Multilevel governance, cooperation and just transition: resilience leaves no one behind stream.
Speakers
Senior Researcher, Tecnalia (Spain)
Aitziber Egusquiza, Senior Researcher, Tecnalia
Senior Researcher at TECNALIA, architect, and urbanist. Responsible for the coordination of international research projects and networks, and scientific coordination of multidisciplinary teams. Coordinator of RescueME (Horizon Europe) and SHELTER (H2020) projects. Scientific research is focused on the development of community-based and data-driven approaches, methodologies, and tools for the enhancement of just resilience and sustainability for the development and regeneration of complex and vulnerable socio-ecological systems with high cultural and natural heritage values, including the implementation models (business, governance, and financing models) of the strategies (with a special focus on participatory, digital, and nature-based strategies). Head of the project that established the sustainability standard for the Galapagos Islands.
Senior Researcher, ICCS (Greece)
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Tina Katika, Senior Researcher, ICCS
Dr. Tina Katika is a senior researcher at ICCS, leading the team of Extended Reality. She holds a diploma and an MSc in Engineering, has obtained a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Denmark, and has worked as a researcher in the Colorado School of Mines. She is experienced in product management, focusing on the XR field, which has reached users in multidisciplinary sectors. She is responsible for guiding the management and R&D team to develop, deliver, and test tailored immersive technologies across various disciplines and end-users. Her main field of research lies in the development of human-centric applications. Her research activities concern using Extended Reality to improve citizen engagement in adopting Circular Economy principles. Her ambition is to close the knowledge gap and create a strong awareness of the careful use of resources, environmental protection, and community wellbeing. Dr. Katika has published many peer-reviewed research papers in her field of expertise.
Agrifood R&D Officer, Valencia Innovation Capital (Spain)
Lola Vicente-AlmazÁn, Agrifood R&D Officer, Valencia Innovation Capital
Agricultural engineer, working for the sustainability of the agri-food system. Experience in strategic planning projects and participatory processes; as well as in the design, formulation, coordination and monitoring of projects. Currently developing initiatives in the field of food waste prevention and reduction, waste management and recovery, and soil health, among others. Experience working at international level, in different countries and in both public and private organisations.
Researcher, Culturalink (Spain)
Chema Segovia, Researcher, Culturalink
CULTURALINK is a consultancy specializing in research, analysis, advice and strategic planning in the cultural and creative sectors with offices in the Canary Islands and the Valencian Community (Spain). Chema Segovia, a project director at CULTURALINK, is an expert in urban and territorial development related to cultural and creative policies. He is also the lead researcher for CULTURALINK in the H2020 project PALIMPSEST.
Moderator
Head of Built Environment, Culture and Heritage, ICLEI Europe
Cristina Garzillo Leemhuis, Head of Built Environment, Culture and Heritage, ICLEI Europe
Cristina Garzillo Leemhuis is Head of Built Environment, Culture and Heritage at ICLEI. Having more than 20 years of experience working in and for local governments, Cristina is recognised for her work as expert in local sustainability processes, culture and cultural heritage, integrated management and governance as well as author of numerous publications in the field of local sustainability, knowledge brokerage and transition. Cristina has been appraiser and expert for the URBACT Programme, the Urban Innovative Actions Initiative, the EU Committee of the Regions and United Nations. She is currently member of the European Commission's Expert Group on Culture and Cultural Heritage; expert for UNOPS; member of the Partnership on Culture & Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism of the Urban Agenda for the EU and the New European Bauhaus community. Cristina can also draw on a wealth of academic experience gained from her previous role as contract professor at the University of Parma.