Mobilizing Participatory Commons & Commoning to Safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage, Enhance Societal Resilience and Drive Agroecological Transitions
Project Title: Mobilizing Participatory Commons & Commoning to Safeguard Intangible Cultural Heritage, Enhance
Societal Resilience and Drive Agroecological Transitions (ruralCOMMONS)
Supporting Institution: European Commission — Horizon Europe Programme, Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
Call: HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-TWO-STAGE / HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-HERITAGE-02-two-stage
Project Duration: 48 months (2027-2030)
Project Team:
Coordinator: Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
IZTECH Project Team:
Prof. Dr. Hülya Yüceer – Department of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, IZTECH Project Coordinator
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nicel Saygın – Department of City and Regional Planning
Dr. Zeynep Özçam – Department of City and Regional Planning
Dr. Hazal Ertem – Department of City and Regional Planning
Gamze Altındaş, MSc – Department of City and Regional Planning
Gamzenur Aygün, MSc – Department of City and Regional Planning
Dr. Başar Şirin – Research Directorate
Partners in Turkiye:
Izmir Institute of Technology
Zeytince Association for the Promotion of Ecological Living
Study area in Turkiye:
The Karaburun–Urla olive landscape
Project Description:
ruralCOMMONS aims to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and traditional ecological knowledge, strengthen societal resilience, and support agroecological transitions through the participatory management of rural commons. Through 10 Cultural Commons Labs planned across eight countries, the project seeks to develop approaches to participatory governance, intergenerational knowledge transmission, and sustainable cultural landscape management together with local communities.