Spreading SoPHIA – Culture and Sustainability
Communication and Awareness Raising on a Holistic Approach to Sustainability
“Spreading SoPHIA – Culture and Sustainability” brought the findings of the European Horizon 2020 project “Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment” (SoPHIA) into practice, making them accessible to a broader public. Central to the project was a holistic understanding of sustainability that connects the ecological, economic, social, and cultural dimensions of culture and cultural heritage, feeding into education, culture, and policy processes. The project addressed pupils, cultural practitioners, and policy makers, providing them with impulses for linking culture, cultural heritage, and sustainability in their work. In this project, we worked together with our partners at the intersection of education, cultural policy, and sustainability discourse, building on the research findings and instruments developed through the SoPHIA project.
The research outputs from SoPHIA – including the impact assessment model, toolkit, policy briefs, guidelines, and research agenda – were adapted for different target audiences, communicating the role of culture and cultural heritage in the sustainability debate in an accessible and comprehensible way. Through workshops and multiplier events, cultural practitioners and policy makers received the SoPHIA model as a practical tool for reflecting on the sustainability dimensions of their own work. In parallel, we reached broader audiences through social media activities and print media, supported by cooperation partners MuseumsQuartier Wien, the Austrian UNESCO Commission, and Europa Nostra.
The project strengthened awareness of the interconnections between culture, cultural heritage, and ecological, economic, social, and cultural sustainability, and encouraged stakeholders to integrate these dimensions into their project development and decision-making. Key outputs included target-group-specific materials presenting the SoPHIA project findings, workshops and multiplier formats, a social media and print campaign, and the expanded application of the SoPHIA model and toolkit in education, culture, and policy practice.
Creator’s Campaign
Austrian Guides for Future Teil 2/3:
MILA Mitmach Supermarkt 3/3:
Activities
Final Conference
