The Challenge of Inner Areas: From Problematic Areas to Places of Opportunities for a Better Future of Marginal Territories
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https://doi.org/10.14633/AHR254Keywords:
Depopulation, Integrated planning, Inner Areas, Minor Historic Centres, Sustainable Development StrategiesAbstract
The abandonment and depopulation of small towns is a complex, diversified, and broader phenomenon that involves large areas of the EU. Although the question has its roots in the historical, political, and socio-economic events for over a century, the current demographic dynamics and urbanization are becoming increasingly important. Abandonment and depopulation are fundamentally local phenomena; however, small places may be connected to broader global, and interdependent dynamics. Given that the EU aims to promote harmonious, worldwide development and reduce disparities between development levels in different regions, policies concerning inner areas are part of its efforts to strengthen economic, social, and territorial cohesion. The purpose is also to look at sustainable the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ONU. Therefore, these areas can be privileged laboratories to experiment with innovative policies aimed at facing global challenges. In Spain and Italy, the case studies proposed have in common an integrated approach between the tourism sectors, cultural heritage, accessibility, services, agri-food supply chains, aimed at enhancing local specificities for innovative development scenarios.
La sfida delle Aree interne, da aree problema a luoghi di opportunità per un futuro diverso dei territori marginali
Il processo di abbandono e spopolamento dei piccoli centri è un fenomeno complesso, diversificato e di ampia portata ampia in quanto coinvolge vaste aree dell’UE e, pur essendo una questione che affonda le sue radici nelle vicende storico-politiche e socio-economiche di oltre un secolo, sta assumendo un’importanza crescente a causa dei ritmi accelerati delle attuali dinamiche demografiche e dell’urbanizzazione, della quale costituiscono la faccia più nascosta. Infatti, se da un lato abbandono e spopolamento sono un fenomeno fondamentalmente locale, tutti i luoghi, per quanto piccoli, possono essere connessi a più ampie dinamiche globali e fra loro interdipendenti. Considerato che l’UE punta a promuovere lo sviluppo armonioso globale e a ridurre le disparità tra i livelli di sviluppo delle varie regioni, le politiche riguardanti le aree interne rientrano nei suoi sforzi per rafforzare la coesione economica, sociale e territoriale, anche in coerenza con i 17 Obiettivi di Sviluppo Sostenibile ONU. Pertanto, queste aree possono essere laboratori privilegiati per sperimentare politiche innovative orientate ad affrontare le sfide globali. I casi di studio proposti, in Spagna e in Italia, sono accomunati da un approccio integrato fra i settori turistico-culturale, dell’accessibilità, dei servizi, della filiera agro-alimentare, che mira a valorizzare gli asset territoriali per scenari innovativi di sviluppo.
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