Abstract
In rural and marginal landscapes, the architectural heritage carries an inestimable value. It distinguishes these places from the standardization of contemporary society and it makes them authentic and rooted in the territory. Investigating the real potential of building heritage and understanding what actions should be taken to raise it to the needs of contemporary society is one way to preserve this authenticity. The article presents an innovative multidisciplinary tool, based on GIS methodology, for rapid evaluation of the features of traditional rural architecture. With it, it is possible to carry out a complex analysis, by considering architectural, energy and structural items. It can also guide the design activities in order to optimize the revitalization actions, emphasizing the holistic approach. The potentiality of this procedure will be shown for a test site, namely, the Isle of Filicudi (Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy).
Highlights
The depopulation of rural areas, with the consequent abandonment of physical and intangible assets present there, is a significant contemporary phenomenon
The peripheries and marginal areas will increase their size, with a consequent worsening of their already poor quality of life. These huge flows of depopulation are fed by the low attractiveness of rural areas, which are perceived as geographical marginality compared to the nodal centers of economic and cultural development, the cities
Rural areas suffer from a condition of physical “isolation.” This is reflected in a feeling of exclusion from the most modern and advanced trends, sometimes unjustified
Summary
The depopulation of rural areas, with the consequent abandonment of physical and intangible assets present there, is a significant contemporary phenomenon. Traditional settlement and architectural models are often replaced by other more international and standardized models The latter respond to an idea of progress and modernization that is more attractive to the population because of the erroneous conviction that they are potentially capable of increasing the performance and comfort of the buildings [2]. When this replacement happens, traditional buildings are relegated to the role of witnessing the past. Their characters are transfigured and they are trivialized in order to increase mass tourism flows
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