26/03/2026
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰!
💭When the municipality of Smiltene placed cultural heritage at the heart of its SUD strategy, they were faced with a critical question: How could they ensure an integrated approach and effectively engage stakeholders in the management and protection of historical properties?
Thanks to the Peer Review, they found the answers. CIM Coimbra, Portugal, shared its experience in setting up a structured management group with shared responsibilities.
☑️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁?
Smiltene established a Heritage Working Group - now actively updating heritage data with all available information. They are also aiming to become the main platform for coordinating and planning municipal cultural heritage.
✍️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄?
Smiltene and Kavala are also now preparing a City-to-City Exchange application on Heritage Renewal, building on the cooperation initiated during the Peer Review and further developing the recommendations received.
✨𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚, 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩.
📢 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧! https://urban-initiative.pulse.ly/iw0mapuxqj
If your city is facing a strategic challenge and is ready to learn from others, or share its own experience, this is your opportunity.
Need help identifying which challenges can be addressed in the peer review? Let us know in the comments and we can drop some more examples.
🎥 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿?
The recording is available here: https://youtu.pulse.ly/slmd8kgwsy