Abstract
Nowadays, agricultural terraces and dry-stone walls have become protagonists of a territorial “rebirth” through a process of resemantization that recognizes them as a local resource. In relation to this focus, this article deals with a specific case study located in the Mombarone/Alto Eporediese area, in the northern part of the Piedmont Region (Italy), where terraced landscapes represent a unique environmental heritage, which has been partially abandoned. In this article, we illustrate the process carried out by local institutions in the Strategic Plan “Dalla Dora al Mombarone” and by the European Project Interreg Alcotra “Vi.A.- Route of Alpine Vineyards” which have involved many stakeholders of the local communities. In particular, starting from the results obtained by the engagement of social and territorial scientists in the projects mentioned above, we examined how terraces can support the reconstruction of a specific sense of place by the local community and the implementation of a sustainable development model through innovative solutions that go beyond the tradition in a frame of a green, soft and inclusive economy.
Highlights
Agriculture is an activity which regulates the consumption of natural resources and controls hydrogeological risks, and spreads an important sense of community. It can bring a new approach in economic terms by fostering soft economy (Referring to the idea of soft power that exists in the political sciences, soft economy is a concept that aims to implement an alternative development model, combining social cohesion and competitiveness, in which the economy is based on know-how, innovation, local identity, history, creativity, and territorial quality [7]), green infrastructures and new forms of slow tourism
We have examined the following questions: what solutions have been elaborated and supported in an innovative way, starting from the traditional elements, in a frame of green, soft and inclusive economy? What participatory approaches have been implemented in order to support these actions overcoming the top-down procedures?
The results of the research activities, carried out in the two phases illustrated, have highlighted elements that could be reinterpreted in the local development path
Summary
Agriculture is an activity which regulates the consumption of natural resources and controls hydrogeological risks, and spreads an important sense of community It can bring a new approach in economic terms by fostering soft economy (Referring to the idea of soft power that exists in the political sciences, soft economy is a concept that aims to implement an alternative development model, combining social cohesion and competitiveness, in which the economy is based on know-how, innovation, local identity, history, creativity, and territorial quality [7]), green infrastructures and new forms of slow tourism It promotes the quality and the experience, a green approach through the consumption of local products, the preference of accommodation
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