Small Historical Centres and Their Connection with The Landscape: Fragility and Complexity in Italian Contexts

DONATELLA CIALDEA; Jlenia Ruggiero

doi:10.38027/mediterranean-cities_vol4no1_4

Authors

DONATELLA CIALDEA L.a.co.s.t.a. Laboratory Director, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9310-2732
Jlenia Ruggiero Ph.D. Candidate in Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38027/mediterranean-cities_vol4no1_4

Keywords:

Small Villages, Fragility, Geographic Information System, Landscape Planning

Abstract

This paper addresses the issues of fragility and complexity of small towns, particularly regarding the Italian case. Results define a possible conjunction between the landscape historical characteristics and the creation of circuits for the usability of smaller centres that can be connected to each other, based on their features. A prototype schedule, including GIS elaboration, is the novel proposal illustrated in the paper: it derives from the investigation carried out within the Working Group of the Italian Ministry of Culture, aimed at defining a Charter for Small Villages. The approach innovativeness consists in the comparison methodology between different landscape units that can also be extended to similar cases, defined on the basis of the involved factors matrix.

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