Unused railways for a planning idea. A Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Abstract
Abstract
In Italy there are many disused, unfinished or simply closed railway tracks, which represent an extraordinary Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage. Their reuse could trigger a virtuous process of territorial regeneration, especially if it involves an environmental, cultural and touristic enhancement. Moreover, it can have effects on the territory crossed, on the places, on the historical settlements, thus activating a particular type of “experiential” tourism and other innovative forms of it.
The paper aims to present a project idea on the transformation of two disused railways of Basilicata Region – the Lagonegro-Spezzano Albanese and the Matera-Montalbano Jonico, – which have a historical, cultural, environmental significant value.
The experience of Vía Verde de la Sierra of Andalusia had been represented as an essential model of comparison.
Riassunto
Molte sono in Italia le ferrovie dismesse, incompiute o semplicemente chiuse al traffico, che rappresentano uno straordinario patrimonio culturale materiale e immateriale. Il loro riutilizzo può innescare un processo virtuoso di rigenerazione territoriale, soprattutto in termini di valorizzazione ambientale, culturale e turistica, con ricadute sui luoghi dell’attraversamento, sugli insediamenti storici, attivando così forme innovative di turismo "esperienziale".
In tal senso, lo studio intende proporre un’idea progettuale sul possibile riuso di due ferrovie dismesse in Basilicata – la Lagonegro-Spezzano Albanese e la Matera-Montalbano Jonico – in quanto caratterizzate di un importante significato storico, culturale, ambientale.
L'esperienza della Vía Verde de la Sierra in Andalusia costituisce un importante modello di riferimento.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this Journal agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This Journal permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the Journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this Journal.