| Abstract |
Urban phenomena such as touristification and museumification are changing both the user and the use of land in historic urban areas; therefore, tools must be sought to mitigate their effects. One of these is the complementarity between two concepts, that of heritage communities of the Council of Europe and that of UNESCO's historic urban landscape. The intersection of these two concepts proposes a holistic strategy that includes social, cultural, and environmental aspects, considering the cultural dimension for development and urban heritage with a focus on smart cities. To achieve sustainable heritage communities in the historic urban landscape, it is necessary to promote organized civil society as the axis, articulated with private and public entities. It is concluded that criteria systems and measurement indicators are required for the actions of heritage communities and that an urban governance that incorporates the challenges with the use of data and technology is necessary, which contributes to achieving more inclusive and sustainable participatory processes, counteracting gentrification, museumification and touristification of the historic urban landscape. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. |
