Part of the Europa Nostra publications for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, this Learning Kit is for heritage civil society organisations.

Read about this year's winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, including the front feature, 'Project Iron Bridge', a UK winner in the category of Conservation. 

The World Travel Organisation describes how destinations must  account for tourism’s hidden costs, referred to as the “invisible burden”, to protect and manage vital destination assets worldwide. Failing to do so puts ecosystems, cultural wonders, and community life at increasing risk, and places the tourism industry on a weak foundation that could crack under its own weight (2019).  

The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission is an independent body set up to advise government on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods.

In its final report, ‘Living with beauty’, the Commission has set out its recommendations to government.

Heritage and the Economy examines the economic aspects of heritage conservation and presents evidence on the numerous ways that the historic environment contributes to the national economy and to local economies.

Published in 2017, this guide provides a wealth of information that may be useful for those considering or carrying out a heritage regeneration project. 

Part of the Europa Nostra publications for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, this Learning Kit is for heritage civil society organisations.

Building on the British Council's 2018 report, this explores how best to reconcile the divide between economic growth and rising inequalities, utilising and supporting heritage assets and activities to create sustainable, equitably distributed growth and to enable the development of inclusive place-based identities.   

This new addition to the annual Heritage Counts, completes the trio of reports which highlight the value of heritage. Heritage and the Environment explores the key aspects affecting England’s natural and built environments and the relationships that exist between them. 

This Historic England advice note covers the National Planning Policy Framework requirement for applicants for heritage to describe heritage significance to help local planning authorities to make decisions on the impact of proposals for change to heritage assets.

This article, written by Sabine Coady Schäbitz, associate professor in architecture at Coventry University, 

places the history of a shared European heritage into the context of post-Brexit UK.

Part of the Europa Nostra publications for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018, this Learning Kit is for heritage civil society organisations.

This 2018 British Council Report examines how cultural heritage can contribute to inclusive growth, working with and for all levels of society in order to reconcile the divide between economic growth, and rising poverty and inequality.

This 2020 report is the first to examine the cultural, environmental and financial benefits to UK life from diverse UNESCO designations, and their active contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. 

This SPAB Briefing aims, through the words of some of the leading practitioners in the field, to bring clarity to the methods, materials and debate that will help ensure our historic buildings continue to be sustainable into the future.

Our Place in Time is Scotland’s strategy for the historic environment. It sets out a vision of how our historic environment can be understood, valued, cared for and enjoyed.