Alberto Cervesato's research has observed Italian marginal territories and then focused on those in Friuli. Marginal territories are understood to be those belonging to Apennine and Pre-alpine areas. They are characterised by high depopulation and environmental degradation resulting from a reduced anthropic presence, that has "deprived" environments and villages of the habitation and work that are necessary for the care and maintenance of cultivated and wooded open spaces. The subject is highly topical and, although not yet extensively studied, the available bibliography is beginning to be sufficiently articulate and varied. The focus on these "cold" territories makes it possible to more carefully read the "watermark" of those Italian contexts that, due to abandonment, today stand out as a social and environmental emergency.
Ghost Villages and How to Inhabit Them
Giovanni La Varra
2025-01-01
Abstract
Alberto Cervesato's research has observed Italian marginal territories and then focused on those in Friuli. Marginal territories are understood to be those belonging to Apennine and Pre-alpine areas. They are characterised by high depopulation and environmental degradation resulting from a reduced anthropic presence, that has "deprived" environments and villages of the habitation and work that are necessary for the care and maintenance of cultivated and wooded open spaces. The subject is highly topical and, although not yet extensively studied, the available bibliography is beginning to be sufficiently articulate and varied. The focus on these "cold" territories makes it possible to more carefully read the "watermark" of those Italian contexts that, due to abandonment, today stand out as a social and environmental emergency.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
