KAIRÓS

HERITAGE AS URBAN REGENERATION

Edited on 10/07/2025

01/09/2019 15/03/2022

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  • Action Planning Network
  • Local economy
  • Social cohesion
  • Culture & Heritage

KAIRÓS is an URBACT Action Planning Network focused on cultural heritage as a driver for sustainable urban development and regeneration. In ancient Greek KAIRÓS means the propitious moment, and this is the moment to test an innovative policy framework, combining a sound integrated approach with a real transformation purpose. To meet this challenge, the KAIRÓS model pursues the proper assemblage of five key dimensions, namely: space, economy, social accessibility, attractiveness and governance.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Mula - Spain
  • Belene - Bulgaria
  • Heraklion - Greece
  • Sibenik - Croatia
  • Cesena - Italy
  • Ukmergė - Lithuania
  • Malbork - Poland

Timeline

  • KAIRÓS Baseline Study
  • Thematic Warm-ups
  • Integrated Action Plan Roadmaps

 

 

  • Thematic workshop on Economy: Cultural Heritage as a Driver for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
  • Thematic Workshop on Space: Valorisation and Adaptive Reuse in the Heritage City
  • Thematic Workshop on Attractiveness: Re-imagining the heritage city: from local identity to destination marketing
  • Thematic Workshop on Social Cohesion: Accessibility and inclusiveness in historic quarters
  • Peer-Review and study visit to Bologna
  • Re-thinking Malbork as a heritage city. On-site peer review. Malbork [PL] May 25-26 2022
  • The KAIRÓS journey on heritage-driven urban regeneration. KAIRÓS final conference. Mula [ES], 27-28 April 2022

 

 

Network Outputs

Integrated Action Plans

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Heraklion IAP From research ... TO ACTION
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Taking Mula to new heights
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Revitalizing Ukmergė old town by giving voice to the local community
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Converting Belene into a desirable place to live
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Reinforcing a city perspective to heritage
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IAP Šibenik Green, smart and inclusive Old Town
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