HeRe_Lab – Heritage Research Lab is a joint laboratory established in 2015 between the University of Florence (Departments of Architecture; Economics and Management; and History, Archeology, Geography, Fine and Performing Arts) and the Municipality of Florence (‘Florence World Heritage and relations with UNESCO’ Office). Its mission is to contribute to the sustainable development of the city through actions and solutions in harmony with the protection, conservation and enhancement of the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage site ‘Historic Centre of Florence’. Considered a good practice within the World Heritage system both on a national and international level, HeRe_Lab creates and implements initiatives in line with the WH Convention and the Management Plan of the ‘Historic Centre of Florence’ with a multidisciplinary team made up of heritage professionals, architects, urban planners, art historians, economists, geomatics and developers.