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The research was conducted in the framework of the working group on Planning Approaches of the COST Action Underground4value. The analysis of the cases aims to provide guidelines for this working group and to benchmark good practices in activating UBH. It highlights the importance of community-led initiatives, leadership and dialogue and power sharing between the local\/regional authorities and communities aiming for better understanding of the potential of UBH. The successes and\/or failures of the five cases emphasise the importance of knowledge and experience in participatory approaches. Success was verified, when effectiveness and democratic principles were combined in the planning process, and local history is integrated with citizen science, co-creation and placemaking. The analysed approaches stimulate a new hybrid layer for activating UBH, provide mechanisms of mediation between people and heritage, and contribute to cultural and social dimensions of sustainability. This is a highly challenging endeavour, as it seeks to support and advance a sound understanding of UBH as a sustainable resource, backed by strategic stakeholder dialogue and contextual knowledge. Such effort requires a dynamic understanding of UBH values, knowledge, abilities and skills, towards creating more effective coalitions of \u201cactors\u201d within localities, by developing structures, which encourage long term collaborative relationships.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/su131810349","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,22]],"date-time":"2021-09-22T03:47:35Z","timestamp":1632282455000},"page":"10349","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Planning Perspectives and Approaches for Activating Underground Built Heritage"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1896-4663","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Smaniotto Costa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CeiED Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development, Universidade Lus\u00f3fona, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7031-0053","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marluci","family":"Menezes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LNEC-National Laboratory of Civil Engineering, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2697-333X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Petja","family":"Ivanova-Radovanova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAWRI-BAS-Climate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria"},{"name":"Association for Integrated Development and Sustainability, 1408 Sofia, Bulgaria"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3765-656X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tatiana","family":"Ruchinskaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"TVR Design Consultancy, Willingham CB24 5JA, Cambridgeshire, UK"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9129-8161","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Konstantinos","family":"Lalenis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Planning and Regional Development, University of Thessaly, 38334 Volos, Greece"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1290-2055","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monica","family":"Bocci","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agriculture, Food Sciences and Environment, Universit\u00e0 Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy"},{"name":"Unione Montana del Catria e Nerone, 61043 Cagli, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2021, August 30). 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