Scientific Advisory Board
The experts on the Scientific Advisory Board support FORTE CULTURA members in various matters relating to their respective areas of expertise. They are also responsible for the scientific authenticity of the cultural route.
An important partner in this is the fortress network EFFORTS Europe, with which a joint scientific expert committee was founded. The Joint Scientific and Expert Committee , based in Forte Marghera (IT), is chaired by Nataša Urošević (HR) and Fiorenzo Meneghelli (IT).
FORTE CULTURA and its partners regularly initiate and organise specialist conferences, workshops, student projects and funding projects to support the cultural heritage of the fortress monuments. This also results in a series of interesting publications, specialist presentations and video contributions, excerpts of which are available here.
Our new FORTE CULTURA Science Blog will also provide information on the latest news from our Scientific Advisory Board.
Conferences
Browse through the results and specialist articles from our major international Fortress conferences.
Projects
Study and pilot trips
Dr Hans-Rudolf Neumann is a founding member and scientific advisor of FORTE CULTURA. As a scientist, he regularly organises fortification study tours on the cultural heritage of fortified monuments worldwide. In addition to the expertly supervised visits to fortified monuments, Dr Neumann's tours, which are often designed as pilot tours, are also often the occasion and start of collaborations between FORTE CULTURA and the fortress sites in order to jointly develop the cultural heritage of fortresses and to secure and use it sustainably for the future.
Publications
Handbook of typical historical technologies of fortress constructions, 2014, English
Result of transnational cooperation in the project FORTE CULTURA to capitalise fortified cultural heritage for sustainable development and competitiveness of cities and regions. Produced by FORTE CULTURA Project in responsibility of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia and the other project partners.
APPROPRIATE MONUMENTAL USE OF FORTRESSES, 2007, English, published under the responsibility of EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA FRANKFURT (ODER)
The concepts of new forms of utilisation of fortresses (tourism, cultural site, historic exhibit, and entertainment site respectively) are nowadays a criterion to what extent a city or region can create impulses for its own development. Whoever can accomplish to turn the ruins of a fortress into an attractive asset, will be able to do the same with a factory, a biotope, or a landscape.
Guideline for effective e-marketing of fortified heritage ECCOFORT, 2014, English
The Online Marketing Guide takes you into the world of Internet marketing and teaches you the basics and strategies of successful product presentation. Begin to work actively on your publicity on the Internet. Draw attention to yourself, make it easier for potential customers to find your fortress, deliver targeted information and turn passive Internet surfers into paying visitors and purchasing online shoppers.
Social media concept for fortified heritage
ECCOFORT, 2014,English
Concept to implement social networking for significant improving of communication to fortress heritage, to increase the publicity, to contact and mobilise new target groups
This social media concept will help you to understand social media and to develop a strategy for dealing with it.
