Title: ROCK - Regeneration and Optimisation of Cultural heritage in creative and Knowledge cities
EU funds to the project: 9,873,585.88 € out of which 407,286.25 € to the City of Torino (100%)
Partners: City of Bologna (IT-lead partner), City of Torino (IT), University of Bologna (IT), City of Lisbon (PT), City of Lyon (FR), City of Cluj-Napoca (RO), ARIES (RO), University of York (UK), EUROCITIES (BE), ICLEI (DK), Nowhere srl (IT), Grupo TASO (ES), City of Skopje (MK), Corvallis Spa (IT), Urbasofia (RO), DFRC (CH), ACCIONA (ES), Athens Development and Destination Management Agency (EL), Julie’s Bicycle (UK), Virtualware (ES), Fondazione Fitzcarraldo (IT), Greenbiz (ES), City of Vilnius (LT), University of Vilnius (LV), Athens School of Fine Arts (EL), University of Lisbon (PT), City of Liverpool (UK), City of Eindhoven (NL), Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici (IT), Eindhoven Technical University (NL), University of Skopje (MK); Viabizzuno (IT)
Period: 36 months (May 2017 - April 2020)
Contact: Mayor's Cabinet, International Affairs and European Projects
Description: Aim of the project is to let "replicator cities" (Bologna, Lisbon, Skopje) learn from "model cities" (Athens, Cluj-Napoca, Eindhoven, Lyon, Liverpool, Torino, Vilnius) the processes, policies and actions carried out to achieve heritage-led regeneration in historic city centres through heritage conservation, environmental policies, local economic development, social cohesion and innovation initiatives, learning from each other and testing new actions. The technical and research partners have as main goal the transfer of role models bluprint to the replicator cities. The projects wants to demonstrate how cultural heritage can be a unique engine of regeneration, sustainable development and economic growth for the whole city.