Historic District Upgrading

HOW TO MANAGE AND UPGRADE HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN A TIME OF RAPID URBAN CHANGE?

We help to develop policies and instruments to revitalise old neighbourhoods with respect to the historic fabric.

Urban Regeneration Plans

Million US$ Investment

Local Planners Equipped

UNESCO World Heritage Listing

HERITAGE ASSETS & URBAN REGENERATION

ULI

Occasion: Urban Land Institute – invitation only moderated seminar
Topic: Presentation to build the case for heritage-led urban regeneration in Yangon – from study to implementation
Audience: 50 ULI members mainly real estate investors and developers active in the Asian market

heritage-works

Client: Cities Development Initiative for Asia / Asian Development Bank
Partners: Yangon City Development Committee and Yangon Heritage Trust
Project: Team Leader / Heritage Economics Expert for a 6-month technical assistance to YCDC and YHT to produce a pre-feasibility study on potential tools and instruments to unlock private and public investment in three pilot areas in downtown Yangon
Result: Resident targeted micro-finance scheme for urban upgrading operational and Heritage Fund for renovation of public heritage assets tabled for political approval
Download: Heritage Works – heritage-led urban regeneration pilot project in Yangon

Guizhou

Client: World Bank / Guizhou Government
Partners: Tongji University / EASEN International
Project: Heritage economics / cultural tourism specialist in a one-year technical assistance and capacity building trajectory with Guizhou government to set up community based sustainable tourism initiative in Guizhou province, including village infrastructure, restoration of ancient historic buildings and protection and marketing of intangible heritage
Result: US$20million investment in upgrading of old towns in Guizhou province
Download: Guizhou Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategy

Istanbul-heritage

Client: Urban Solutions/ Zeytinburnu Municipality/ Istanbul Technical University
Partners: MATRA fund through Royal Haskoning DHV
Project: Heritage economics expert in a one-year technical assistance and capacity building trajectory to Zeytinburnu Municipality to develop a pilot project for newly approved Urban Regeneration Act in historic district in Istanbul
Result: Participatory design of historic neighbourhood square; PPP financing structure for area based urban regeneration
Download: Istanbul Cultural Valley Urban Rehabilitation Project

Elmina-strategy

Client: European Commission
Partners: KEEA District Assembly / Urban Solutions
Project: Team leader / local economic development expert in a two-year technical assistance and capacity building project assisting the local development and traditional authorities in managing a 1.5-million-euro investment project to promote sustainable urban environment while at the same time stimulating the local economy and preserve the cultural heritage through tourism
Download: Elmina Heritage Project Summary & Elmina Investment Prospectus