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The Third Management Plan of the Historic Centre of Florence
The Management Plans

The Action Plan

If, on the one hand, the Management Plan embeds a flexible set of operational rules and project ideas capable of incorporating updates and modifications as the environmental and social settings change, the Action Plan is the concrete and effective application of the Management Plan. It identifies the projects to be implemented to support both the conservation of the Outstanding Universal Value of the site and the development of the Historic Centre. The revision of the current Action Plan has been divided into several steps:

 

STEP I – Analysis of local and international policy documents

As a first step, international and local policy documents were compared, analysing their contents and comparing their objectives and projects. From the analysis of these documents, several similarities and synergies emerged, leading to the identification of Macro Areas, objectives and projects of the Management Plan.

 

STEP II – Identification and revision of the Macro Areas

Following the analysis of the above-mentioned documents, the Macro Areas have been redefined as follows:

MACRO AREA 1) Governance, institutional and international relations and participation

MACRO AREA 2) Planning, preservation and knowledge of the heritage

MACRO AREA 3) Liveability, commerce and residence in the Historic Centre

MACRO AREA 4) Management of the tourism system

MACRO AREA 5) Environment and climate change

MACRO AREA 6) Mobility system

 

STEP III – Analysis and selection of the projects containes in the 2018 Monitoring of the Management Plan

The identification of the projects to be included in the Action Plan started from the review of the projects previously reported in the 2018 Monitoring of Management Plan of the Historic Centre of Florence.

 

STEP IV – Identification of new projects and involvement of different interest groups

The selection of the final projects was characterised by a complex process of involvement: after identifying the interest groups, it was created a database in which over 200 different stakeholders on the territory were mapped, to whom an online form was sent to be filled in with the activities and initiatives considered strategic for the achievement of the Management Plan objectives.

 

STEP V – Selection of received projects

The selection of project initiatives to be included in the Action Plan was determined by the following criteria:

– Their relevance to the six thematic areas and their respective objectives

– Their concreteness in sustaining and maintaining the Outstanding Universal Value of the site (with respect to the criteria, authenticity and integrity as defined in the Statement of OUV)

– Their relevance to the “5 Cs”

– Their real capacity to respond to critical issues that interfere with the conservation, management and enhancement of the site.

 

STEP VI – Reprocessing of information and final drafting of the project sheets of the Action Plan

The outcome of this process led to the inclusion of a total of 30 strategic projects to be monitored over time.

 

FAQ

Why is the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site?

The Historic Centre of Florence was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1982. The justification for its inscription is contained within the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, which articulates the criteria for inscription of the site, its integrity, authenticity and the management system for its protection. The Historic Centre of Florence is considered to be a unique artistic achievement embedding museums, churches, palaces and globally renowned cultural goods of inestimable value. The city has also been able to exert an important cultural, economic and architectural influence in Italy and Europe for centuries, defining itself as the birthplace of modern Humanism and Renaissance values. The stratification of these values is also enriched by the relationship between the Historic Centre and the surrounding hills, which form a perfect harmonious backstage.

What is the area of the city of Florence inscribed on the World Heritage List?

The Core Zone inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1982 coincides with the Historic Centre of Florence, traditionally identified with the area included within the avenues corresponding to the ancient circle of the fourteenth-century walls. In 2021, a boundary modification of the perimeter was approved to include the complex of San Miniato al Monte and the surrounding area. The Buffer Zone of the site encompasses the eighteen Belvedere points and includes part of the territories of four municipalities: the Municipality of Florence, the Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, the Municipality of Fiesole and the Municipality of Bagno a Ripoli.  

What is the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)?

Cultural and/or natural significance that is so exceptional that it transcends national boundaries and is of common importance to present and future generations of humanity as a whole, constituting the fundamental requirement for the inscription of porperties on the World Heritage List. The properties  deemed to hold Outstanding Universal Value can be included in the World Heritage List if:

  • They satisfy one or more Selection Criteria;
  • They respect the conditions of Integrity and Authenticity;
  • They have an adequate Protection and Management System to ensure their safeguarding
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