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23/08/2024 - Albergo Diffuso for sustainable development of small Regeneration of small historical towns and villages is a vast field of interest which in recent years has been gaining importance because of the opportunities related to these sites. They can be the basis for a new concept of conservation and enhancement, producing added value, growth and renewal in contexts showing degradation and/or affected by a state of abandon. Intervention strategies related to the widespread (and unique) architectural, artistic and environmental heritage, are increasingly connected to the social and productive dimension. They seek solutions to problems caused by the isolation of small sites from the main ‘development circuits’, by at the same time highlighting the features deriving from their ‘distance’ and ‘slowness’ (Lancerini, 2005). In addition to the topic of renovation and reuse of existing building heritage to save land usage and resources, these strategies include maintaining sufficient living and job opportunities over time for local communities, enhancing the social and economic capital of the areas. In fact, small historical towns and villages (amounting to about 20,000 in Italy) and small municipalities1 have a rich social capital, understood as the set of relations and, more importantly, widespread civicness and trust, which facilitates cooperation between individuals (Putnam, et al., 1993). They also have natural assets (cultural, environmental and landscape resources), productive and material assets (unused built areas, productive activities related to local characteristics), infrastructural assets (transportation networks for goods, people and information, social infrastructures) and human assets (reliability and professionalism). This is a global capital available to the community which is largely unused or underused. This is why the strategy promoted by the Department for Economic Development and Cohesion of the Italian Ministry for Economic Development adopted these assets as strategic areas to initiate local development processes. They are repeatedly mentioned in documents related to efficient use of EU funds 2014- 2020 as well.Regeneration of small historical towns and villages is a vast field of interest which in recent years has been gaining importance because of the opportunities related to these sites. They can be the basis for a new concept of conservation and enhancement, producing added value, growth and renewal in contexts showing degradation and/or affected by a state of abandon. Intervention strategies related to the widespread (and unique) architectural, artistic and environmental heritage, are increasingly connected to the social and productive dimension. They seek solutions to problems caused by the isolation of small sites from the main ‘development circuits’, by at the same time highlighting the features deriving from their ‘distance’ and ‘slowness’ (Lancerini, 2005). In addition to the topic of renovation and reuse of existing building heritage to save land usage and resources, these strategies include maintaining sufficient living and job opportunities over time for local communities, enhancing the social and economic capital of the areas. In fact, small historical towns and villages (amounting to about 20,000 in Italy) and small municipalities1 have a rich social capital, understood as the set of relations and, more importantly, widespread civicness and trust, which facilitates cooperation between individuals (Putnam, et al., 1993). They also have natural assets (cultural, environmental and landscape resources), productive and material assets (unused built areas, productive activities related to local characteristics), infrastructural assets (transportation networks for goods, people and information, social infrastructures) and human assets (reliability and professionalism). This is a global capital available to the community which is largely unused or underused. This is why the strategy promoted by the Department for Economic Development and Cohesion of the Italian Ministry for Economic Development adopted these assets as strategic areas to initiate local development processes. They are repeatedly mentioned in documents related to efficient use of EU funds 2014- 2020 as well.villages
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La nuova centralità dei borghi

La nuova centralità dei borghi

La situazione di crisi che stiamo attraversando riporta al centro dell’attenzione i borghi, soprattuto quelli minori, quelli con pochi abitanti, quelli defilati, immersi nella natura, in grado di offrire grandi spazi e una vita sociale fatta di piazze e itinerari all’aperto.

Il declino dei piccoli centri potrebbe non essere così inevitabile, come sembrava fino a poco tempo fa.

Certo se in passato si fosse investito di più sul cablaggio, sui servizi essenziali, sulla defiscalizzazione delle attività artigianali e del commercio, e magari anche su scuole e presidi sanitari, oggi lo scenario sarebbe ancora più interessante. Ma anche così – ricerche alla mano – il ritorno di interesse verso le località minori è il trend del momento. E non parlo solo di turismo. Il dopo Coronavirus potrebbe aprire scenari nuovi per una diversa e migliore qualità dell’abitare e del vivere! Natura, Spazio, Sicurezza sono le parole chiave del futuro che si intravvede, e si trovano tutte nei piccoli centri, che sono da sempre l’ossatura identitaria del nostro Paese.

Per questo ci vorrebbe una regia nazionale, e anche una classe dirigente locale consapevole e coraggiosa.

Giancarlo Dall’Ara

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