Strategie rigenerative per paesaggi mediterranei negletti

The field of application of the research proposed in this contribution – with reference to the objective of the 2030 Agenda “to protect and safeguard the cultural and natural heritage of the world” – is the vast range of contemporary landscapes in the Mediterranean area defined as “neglected” or at risk of compromise or disappearance despite having (or having had) a role of fundamental identity for the communities. The product of the research is the construction of an atlas of strategies – developed in design workshops, educational laboratories, theoretical and applied research and through activities of additional fieldwork – exportable and transferable in contexts similar to those analysed. Specifically, this contribution contains three in-depth studies concerning the abandoned rural terraces along the coastline, the rivers compromised by the phenomena of uncontrolled urbanism and the depopulated villages in the internal areas. The three case studies are associated with three key concepts – unveiling, layering, re-configuring – in both the narrative and application. The ultimate aim is the experimentation of an interpretative/operational approach that embraces the principles of environmental, social and economic sustainability – considered essential in the contemporary world – in relation to the specificity of the cultural and identity features of the Mediterranean landscapes, of the link between ritual and representation and of the relationship between myth and history.