Preserving and valuing historic gardens: an analysis of projects under the Portugal 2020 investment framework (2014-2020)

Susana Silva, Paulo Carvalho

Abstract

Gardens are delicate and vulnerable assets. They are also cultural, artistic, and historical documents of great relevance that must be preserved and valued. Various funding programmes have sought directly or indirectly to help comply with this principle. The aim of this study is to analyse the conservation and enhancement interventions carried out in Portuguese historic gardens between 2014 and 2020, under the Portugal 2020 Community Support Framework. This is a funding programme for projects in various thematic areas. The public database containing all approved applications was therefore analysed. Twentyfour projects involving 20 historic gardens were identified. This is a relatively small number of projects considering how many historic gardens there are in Portugal. Most of the approved projects are located throughout the North and Centre regions, and the interventions mainly focused on the physical rehabilitation of the spaces and their elements. Some suggestions are presented to enable these funds to be more widely used in Portuguese historic gardens.

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DOI

10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.173

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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