Português
The research will focus on the dynamics of Christian built religious heritage: chapels, churches, monasteries, and convents (maintaining, or not, their original functions).
Alentejo region (southern Portugal), is the groundwork for the development of novel cross-disciplinary analysis. Due to historical, cultural, and socio-economic factors, this territory has accommodated a great number of religious built structures. Nowadays, more than 30% is unused.
In other cases, religious heritage sites still serve small and often dwindling communities. Indeed, this region shows the lowest population density in Portugal (5 times less than the national average), with a high rate of aging, and inequality in terms of access to employment and education.
It is urgent to understand how to (re)integrate this endogenous resource, providing solutions to contemporary challenges, and pursuing the interrelated well-being of heritage and society as a whole.
Building on this framework: How can we trigger new ways of thinking about religious heritage, through the lens of dynamism, sustainability, and innovation?
Development of a critical-thinking about architectural heritage, moving beyond its conception as a collection of static monuments, understanding changes and continuities, and stressing its significance as a network of sociocultural, economic and territorial systems.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| DINAMIA'CET-Iscte | Cities and Territories | Leader | 2024-12-15 | 2030-12-14 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| Rolando Volzone | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Principal Researcher | 2024-12-15 | 2030-12-14 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
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| 2023.08021.CEECIND | -- | Contract | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - CEEC Individual - Portugal | NA | NA | 2024-12-15 | 2030-12-14 |
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