Un paese ci vuole. Studi e prospettive per i centri abbandonati e in via di spopolamento, «ArcHistor» Extra, 7

The phenomenon of abandonment today mainly concerns small villages, located in disadvantaged or fragile areas, but also urban and industrial “fragments”, which have concluded their life cycle or have lost their function, becoming incompatible with the socio-economic system. The most obvious causes are natural and anthropic, traumatic and gradual, and depend on the fragility of the territory, often increased by neglect and poor maintenance, in a spiral process in which abandonment
increases neglect, neglect increases abandonment; but they also depend on the traditional socio-economic system, which cannot keep up with the speed of processes in the so-called advanced areas. Depopulation and abandonment are not phenomena of our time. In every age and at every latitude territories have been gradually inhabited, abandoned and
then re-inhabited, according to a life cycle that is sometimes natural, sometimes unnaturally accelerated by political choices. However, it is evident, looking at the history of places, that single events have almost never been the sole cause of abandonment: often communities have faced and overcome a disaster, finding in themselves the stimuli and solutions for a possible recovery. Problems arise, however, when human action is added to the event, a disrespectful, short-sighted intervention or even simple inaction. These are political actions that directly or indirectly trigger processes of abandonment, where they do not follow the history, needs and identity of places and communities

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An Integrated Approach for an Archaeological and Environmental Park in South-Eastern Turkey

This book reports on a public archaeology project carried out at the ancient site of Tilmen Höyük in south-eastern Turkey. The project developed and applied new methodologies and advanced technologies for the planning, design, conservation and management of an archaeological park at a site of high cultural, environmental and touristic interest, representing a significant study case for other archaeological sites in the Mediterranean area and beyond. It highlights state-of-the-art techniques of remote sensing, both for archaeological surveying and for territorial and environmental analysis through the study of high-definition aerial photos and digital photogrammetry. It also takes into account the ecological and environmental characterization data elaborated by environmental and botanic experts, fundamental for the purposes of eco-sustainability and management of the site, through climate and ground measurements aiming at vegetation control and a management model for the archaeological site itself and its green areas of outstanding naturalistic interest. Further, the book comprehensively discusses the analysis of the state of preservation of the archaeological remains and their effective conservation based on a set of measures guided by the principles of minimum intervention, feasibility and low impact on the remains, the site and its landscape. Moreover, it presents novel devices and fixed structures aimed at protecting the fragile archaeological remains and allowing safe access to visitors to the newly created archaeological park. At the intersection of archaeology, architecture and natural sciences, this book appeals to researchers and specialists in archaeology, social sciences, environmental sciences, conservation, architecture and engineering disciplines.

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La Scuole di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e del Paesaggio di Genova. Sintesi di un’esperienza

Il volume raccoglie gli esiti delle attività condotte, nell’arco temporale di 25 anni, da docente studenti della Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Architettonici e del Paesaggio dell’Università di Genova (già Scuola di Specializzazione in Restauro dei Monumenti). La Scuola offre una preparazione professionalizzante a coloro che prediligono, nel proprio ambito di interessi, la tutela e la conservazione attiva dei beni architettonici e paesistici e ai quali si richiede, sempre più, una preparazione scientifica e tecnica altamente qualificata. L’universo dei manufatti cui il restauro volge la sua attenzione è straordinariamente ricco e in continua espansione e sfugge a ogni pretesa di totale e autonomo dominio da parte di una specifica disciplina e, a maggior ragione, di singoli operatori tecnici. Il percorso formativo post-laurea magistrale della Scuola, caratterizzato da una ricchezza disciplinare e di approcci formativi, risponde così alla estrema complessità dell’intervento di conservazione, restauro, riuso e valorizzazione del patrimonio architettonico di interesse culturale, non esclusivamente monumentale.

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