Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies – Overview of activities

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Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies

The Network is founded by five international partners – Europa Nostra, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), International Institute for the Inclusive Museum (IIIM), International National Trusts Organization (INTO), and the Yangon Heritage Trust. The initiative of setting up the Secretariat of the network was taken up by INTACH and space is provided for the same within the INTACH office, New Delhi.

The Network aims to bring together cultural practitioners and creative professionals from within Asia and Europe to address the key issues related to the sustainable management of heritage cities. It also aims to promote knowledge sharing and capacity building in urban heritage management between relevant organizations and networks in Asia and Europe.

Activities undertaken by the network based at INTACH Secretariat are as follows:

1. International conference on Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies

The three day international conference on Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies was organised by The Secretariat of the Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies (ASENUHSCE) at INTACH, New Delhi on the 25-27 October, 2014. It was set out to define the objective of “design imaginative ways to integrate knowledge, culture, creativity and technology to offer solutions for local communities, thereby enhancing and sustaining heritage-linked local economies for a long-term future.”

Day one began with the inaugural ceremony which was followed by presentations by ASEF representatives, four Network partners and a panel discussion on the relevance of creative economy approach in sustainable development.

Day two had panel discussions on assessing the relationship between local economies and cultural assets in heritage cities, challenges and opportunities for heritage-linked crafts, techniques and economies, and approaches to sustainable creative economies. Later in the evening, a field visit to Shahjahanabad was organized for the Network partners and participants to show them what kind of heritage linked local economies are prevalent in a heritage city in India.

The first half of Day 3 saw a presentation by the fifth Network partner which was followed by the Public Forum. The conference ended with a Consultative Meeting of partners.



2. Experts Meeting and Public Forum

A two days Experts Meeting and Public Forum was organized at INTACH Secretariat on 28-29 July 2016.

The objective achieved was to share and disseminate the research and work undertaken by the Network on this critical approach where sustainability is not only related to urban heritage and development, but also to local economies and livelihoods of people who inherit spaces around heritage sites and areas. It also discussed the way forward of the Network with interested professionals, organizations and other stakeholders, and to get their suggestions on board for the improvement of the Network.

3. Case studies

The case studies of identification and mapping of heritage-linked local economies were conducted as a part of the research in select heritage cities of

  • Jaipur and Sanganer, Rajasthan
  • Bagru, Rajasthan
  • Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
  • Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • Agra, Uttar Pradesh

4. Publication on Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies

A report on Asia-Europe Network of Urban Heritage for Sustainable Creative Economies was published in 2015. This report has been edited by Navin Piplani, Principal Director, INTACH Heritage Academy. It is available for sale at INTACH Heritage Academy, New Delhi.

Founding Partners:

Amareswar Galla, IIIM; Moe Moe Lwin, Yangon Heritage Trust; Laurie Neale, Europa Nostra; Navin Piplani, INTACH

Geoffrey Read, INTO

Secretariat Team:

Ritika Khanna, Devinder Malhi

This project is supported by the programme ASEF Creative Networks of the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). This project was selected for support from over 50 proposals submitted through a competitive open call in 2013.


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