DIREZIONE Franco SALVATORI, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (direttore) Marco MAGGIOLI, Università IULM - Milano (condirettore) Maria Luisa RONCONI, Università della Calabria (condirettore) COMITATO SCIENTIFICO Giorgio ALLEVA, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Arnaldo BAGNASCO, Università degli Studi di Torino Jean-Marc BESSE, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Edoardo BORIA, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Simone BOZZATO, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Marco BROGNA, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Emanuela CASTI, Università degli Studi di Bergamo Benedetta CASTIGLIONI, Università degli Studi di Padova Gino DE VECCHIS, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Cesare EMANUEL, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Marina FACCIOLI, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Franco FARINELLI, Università degli Studi di Bologna Luigi GAFFURI, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila Tonino B. GRIFFERO, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Jurgen HASSE, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Piergiorgio LANDINI, Università Gabriele d'Annunzio di Chieti-Pescara Jacques LÉVY, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Glaucio José MARAFON, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Gavino MARIOTTI, Università degli Studi di Sassari Judite NASCIMENTO, Universidade de Cabo Verde Francesco Maria OLIVIERI, Università Mercatorum Maria PARADISO, Università di Milano Daniele PARAGANO, Università degli Studi “Nicolò Cusano” – Roma Mauro PASCOLINI, Università degli Studi di Udine Fabio POLLICE, Università degli Studi del Salento Riccardo POZZO, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Claude RAFFESTIN, Université de Gèneve Alessandro RICCI, Università di Bergamo Andrea RIGGIO, Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale Carlo SALONE, Università degli Studi di Torino Goretti SILVA, Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão – Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo Rosario SOMMELLA, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” Angelo TURCO, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM Lida VIGANONI, Università degli Studi di Napoli “L’Orientale” Sergio ZILLI, Università degli Studi di Trieste COMITATO DEI REFEREE John AGNEW, University of California - Los Angeles Valentina ALBANESE, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria Fabio AMATO, Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" Tiziana BANINI, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Lina Maria CALANDRA, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila Bernardo CARDINALE, Università degli Studi di Teramo Angela D'ORAZIO, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Elena DAI PRÀ, Università degli Studi di Trento Elena DELL’AGNESE, Università degli Studi di Milano “Bicocca” Federica EPIFANI, Università del Salento Francesco DINI, Università degli Studi di Firenze Fiorenzo FERLAINO, Istituto di Ricerche economiche e sociali - Torino Viviana FERRARIO, Università IUAV di Venezia Arturo GALLIA, Università degli Studi di “Roma Tre” Floriana GALLUCCIO, Università di Napoli L'Orientale Sonia GAMBINO, Università degli studi di Messina Dino GAVINELLI, Università degli Studi di Milano Roberta GEMMITI, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Alessandra GHISALBERTI, Università degli Studi di Bergamo Cristiano GIORDA, Università di Torino Anna GUARDUCCI, Università degli Studi di Siena Francesca KRASNA, Università degli Studi di Trieste Daniela LA FORESTA, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II" Giorgio MANGANI, Università degli Studi di Bologna Carla MASETTI, Università degli Studi di “Roma Tre” Lucia MASOTTI, Università degli Studi di Verona Giovanni MAURO, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” Monica MEINI, Università degli Studi del Molise Monica MORAZZONI, Università IULM di Milano Luca MUSCARÀ, Università degli Studi del Molise Cristiano PESARESI, “Sapienza” Università di Roma Maria RONZA, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” Luigi SCROFANI, Università degli Studi di Catania Marcello TANCA, Università degli Studi di Cagliari Vladimiro VALERIO, Università IUAV di Venezia Isabella VARRASO, Università degli Studi di Foggia RESPONSABILI DI RUBRICHE Giovanni MAURO, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” (responsabile agorà) Maria RONZA, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II” (responsabile agorà) Daniele PARAGANO, Università degli Studi “Nicolò Cusano” – Roma (responsabile kritiké) Angelo TURCO, Università IULM - Milano (responsabile politiké) COMITATO DI REDAZIONE Pierluigi MAGISTRI, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (redattore) Giovanna ZAVETTIERI, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (viceredattore) Lisa SCAFA, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (segretaria di redazione) Claudio Sossio DE SIMONE, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Simone GAMBA, Università IULM di Milano Tiziano GASBARRO, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Jacopo MANNI, Università di Roma Tor Vergata Francesca SABATINI, Università del Piemonte Orientale Federico VENTURINI, Università di Udine Giulia VINCENTI, Università degli Studi di Messina (a supporto della sezione Kritiké)
Dipartimento di Storia, Patrimonio culturale, Formazione e Società
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LA GEOGRAFIA PER L’ABITABILITÀ DELLA TERRA
Il numero monografico, che qui presentiamo, traccia seppur in modo campionario, un profilo di cosa i geografi italiani pensano a tal proposito e di come procedono oggi, nell’analisi critica e nella progettazione del territorio, facendo emergere un’identità tutt’altro che incerta verso le prospettive transdisciplinari.
Climate Change: More Than Just Geography. – The ongoing climate change and its potentially severe consequences concern us as thinking human beings, regardless of whether we are historians, geographers, geologists, urban planners, economists, sociologists, or psychologists. The common endpoint of our reflections – and of the suggestions we offer regarding actions to be taken or avoided – engages us as citizens of the shared good that is the Earth, whose survival we value not only for ourselves today but, above all, for future generations, many of us being parents and grandparents. Naturally, it is both inevitable and important that each of us contributes based on our own disciplinary knowledge – be it historical, geographical, geological, or otherwise. However, in my view, the focus of our reflection should not be on the role each of these sciences can play, but rather on the responsibility that each of us must assume as citizens of the Earth.
IL “CONTRATTO D’ABITARE”: TRANSDISCIPLINARITÀ E GOVERNANCE TERRITORIALE IN TEMPO DI POLICRISI
The contract of life: transdisciplinarity and territorial governance in times of polycrisis. – The article, which deals with the problematic nature of territorial planning in times of polycrisis, reflects on some of the questions that the current issue of the journal puts to the attention of researchers, namely: what theoretical apparatus does geography have at its disposal to deal with problems that need to be tackled in an interdisciplinary manner? Can the current debate on climate change lead to a geographical attitude towards transdisciplinarity? Is a transdisciplinary vision aimed at the integration of knowledge capable of co-design as a mental attitude before a research programme? How can geography contribute to the operationalisation of such a scenario? In short, by using geographical analytical skills, one wonders if it is possible to envisage a method of governance that brings out a design suggested by the peculiarities of places and by the knowledge/experience of the inhabitants, who are no longer seen exclusively as recipients of interventions, but as designers and evaluators of the intervention itself.
CLIMA E COSTE: PRASSI DI RICERCA TRANSDISCIPLINARE PER L’ADATTAMENTO AI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI NEI TERRITORI COSTIERI ITALIANI
Climate and coasts: transdisciplinary research practices for adaptation to climate change in italian coastal territories. – The contribution presents the first results of the Research Project of National Interest PNRR 2022 on the contrast to the effects of climate change on Italian coastal geosystems, entitled “From the Beaches to the Coasts: towards an Integrated Coast Protection”. The PRIN involves a group of researchers from different SSD (lawyers, geographers, urban economists and statisticians) and Italian universities (Bocconi, Cassino, Iuav, Roma Tre, Urbino). The first results that will be illustrated in the article concern the design of collaborative research practices and transdisciplinary open science in the field of integrated coastal zone management and the Atlas of sustainability and integrated coastal management in Italy.
BONIFICA INTEGRALE E TRANSIZIONE CLIMATICA. UNO SGUARDO MESOLOGICO ALLA “MACCHINA DELLA TERRA”
Integral Land Reclamation and Climate Transition: A Mesological Perspective on the ‘Macchina della Terra’. – This contribution examines integral reclamation in the Gulf of Oristano, Sardinia, employing Berque's concepts of ecumene and mesology alongside geographical insights. Lucio Gambi’s metaphor of reclamation as a “macchina della terra” serves as a foundational idea, while Federica Cavallo highlights modern territorial constructs that emerge from contrasts such as water vs. earth and modern vs. wild. On the centenary of the Santa Chiara dam’s inauguration, which transformed Oristano’s coastal wetlands, the region now faces the challenges of climate change. The interplay between land and local communities reveals both contradictions and potential alliances in ecological resilience, particularly in discussions surrounding Nitrate Vulnerable Zones. A century of human-environment interactions has reshaped these areas into vital agro-food production hubs, underscoring the need for a mesological perspective on this evolution.
OLTRE L’ANTROPOCENE: L’INDUSTRIA 5.0 PER LA CO-PROGETTAZIONE TERRITORIALE
Beyond the Anthropocene: Industry 5.0 for Territorial Co-Design. – The present proposal, which has its basis on the concept of territorial co-design in connection with the possibilities of the Industry 5.0, aims to understand how this revolution can help geography with new instruments in order to ac-tively take part in the debate about ecology; and re-think the ways we live the territory and in the territory. The context is that of the global challenges that grip us, as climate change and geopolitical transformations. The proposal examines some works of global leaders, such as AVEVA Industrial Software, and of some important authors, like Kate Raworth with her concept of Doughnut Economics. The focus will be on the re-organization of territory in a way that can be sustainable, resilient and human-centric – as the three principles of Industry 5.0 are framed as.
RIPENSARE IL RUOLO URBANO DELLA NATURA NEL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO. IL PROGETTO DI UNA “MURAGLIA VERDE” PER LE CITTÀ
Rethinking the urban role of nature in climate change. The project for an urban green wall. – The paper discusses the Green Urban Oases project that aims to reconverse more than 500,000ha of land into new urban forests and restor about 300,000ha of forests in the Sahel and Central Asia. The project is part of a broader reflection that sees cities at the centre of the debate on climate change and aims to rethink the relationship between society and nature. Since, on the one hand, nature is increasingly becoming a protagonist in the process of urban adaptation, on the other hand it seems continuing to be conceptualised only in terms of human needs. The aim of this contribution, part of a broader work, is to reflect on the role that nature-based solutions, implemented in particular through the above-mentioned project, have in cities and if they represent ways for the ‘nature’ to go beyond the marginal, passive and anthropocentric interpre-tation it has had until now in climate change depate.
IL CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO COME OPPORTUNITÀ PER UNA NUOVA “ABITABILITÀ” DELLA MONTAGNA: IL SISTEMA DEL MASSICCIO OROBICO
Climate change as an opportunity for a new “habitability” of the mountains: the Orobic massif system. – Rising temperatures in many cities are altering their habitability, leading to the return of urban populations to the countryside and generating new opportunities for mountain areas. To trigger a new habitability of these areas, it is necessary to have a more correct geo-historical and territorial reading of them. Geo-historical and territorial interpretation based on the systemic culture of massive and the reticularity between different valleys. The Orobic Massif is an exemplary case of such dynamics and leads to the development of a change of perspective, bringing to light the material and intangible heritage still widely diffused and contrasting its valley disarticulation. To guarantee the habitability of the mountain it is also necessary to activate co-designing actions that transform the inhabit-ants into stakeholders in the role of planners and evaluators. The contri-bution presents the first results emerging from the research conducted by the authors within the framework of the PRIN 2022: “Governance for mountain reticularity: co-design and activation of a “contratto d’abitare” for the territorial regeneration of the Seriana Valley”.
RIPENSARE I LUOGHI DEL VIVERE E DEL LAVORARE: RIFLESSIONI SUL FUTURO DELLE AREE INTERNE DAVANTI ALLE SFIDE DELLA POLICRISI GLOBALE
Rethinking the places of life and work: the inner areas facing the challenges of syndemics. – After a ten years long debate on the SNAI and the goal of demographic in-version to be pursued with a «reversal of the gaze», or «bringing the margins to the center», we can talk about the controversial process generated by this objective, still ongoing: centering the strategy on a spatial practice (living) has led to a concentration of scientific and policy responsibilities on territorial planning which, while certainly crucial, works if the project is equipped in advance with a strong analysis of the places. This is the basis of the thought on inner areas that must be strengthened so that these places can be freed from intellectual subalternity. In fact, the theory and practice of planning also need to recover a good description of the territory, that ability to interpret the complexity of the relationships between natural space and human action, which is the work of the geographer. The paper aims to reflect on the need to re-think the descriptive investigation as a prerequisite for good planning, due to the urgencies issued by climate change and the pandemic shock, phenomena which, closely connected to each other, have shown how unpredictable and diversified they can be territorial responses to external stresses. The complementarity between description and planning, i.e. the alliance between geographers and architects, will be adopted as a guiding category to be able to read the depopulation of internal areas not as a merely housing issue but, rather, in a holistic vision, as the effect of the limits of a production system based on unsustainable territorial hierarchies.
LE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS ED IL PROGRAMMA ERASMUS+: UN CONNUBIO CHE PUÒ GENERARE VALORE SOCIO-AMBIENTALE NELLE AREE INTERNE
Nature-based solutions and the Erasmus+ program: a combination that can generate socio-environmental value in inner areas. – In areas subject to depopulation, although this trend risks hindering climate adaptation efforts, it also opens up opportunities for renaturalization and ecosystem improvement projects. This article explores the role of nature-based solutions (NbS) in in-land areas, highlighting their potential to promote environmental aware-ness and community involvement. Through a case study on Bergolo (CN), we aim to provide an initial analysis highlighting how the community garden located here can create and renew the social fabric, specifically thanks to the role of the Erasmus+ program. Through a series of semi-structured interviews, this work aims to be a starting point for highlighting how such initiatives increase local awareness of socio-environmental issues and strengthen community ties at both the local and European levels.
ABITARE IN VALBREVENNA OGGI: PROSPETTIVE METRO-MONTANE NELLA CITTÀ METROPOLITANA DI GENOVA
Living in Valbrevenna Today: Urban-Mountain Dynamics within the Greater Genoa. – The concept of “metropolitan mountain”, which has recently gained significant traction in academic discussions, encourages the reflection on the relationship between center and periphery, aiming to transcend traditional oppositions between metropolitan and mountain areas. Moving away from the city, the territorial processes reveal increasingly distinct dynamics that may offer valuable insights into the potential of these mountainous regions within the metropolitan context. In this article, the municipality of Valbrevenna (in the Metropolitan City of Genoa) is studied to explore the territorial re-configurations of cotemporary lives, moving beyond dichotomous perspectives to embrace a nuanced view of the social, economic, and demographic complexities that define this territory. Based on the results of extensive qual-itative field research, this study offers contextualized reflections aimed at stimulating further discussion on the specific configurations of a “metropolitan mountain” within the Genoa area also for what concerns the challenges offered by the climate changes.
CRISI CLIMATICA E TURISMO NELLE VALLI MAIRA E VERMENAGNA (ALPI PIEMONTESI)
Climate Crisis and Tourism in the Maira and Vermenagna Valleys (Piedmont Alps). – This study examines the transformations driven by climate change in the alpine context, focussing on the Maira and Vermenagna Valleys in the Piedmont Alps, two areas marked by environmental vulnerability and significant exposure to ongoing climatic and socio-economic pressures. The research explores how rising temperatures and decreasing snowfall are significantly reshaping the local tourism supply, requiring a reorganisation of the sector. Combining in-depth interviews with local stakeholders and quantitative analysis of tourism and climate data, the study reveals a growing awareness of the phenomenon and its socioeconomic impacts. The climate crisis has exposed the unsustainability of traditional ski-based tourism, prompting a shift toward more resilient models such as experiential, outdoor, and cul-tural tourism. While the Maira Valley shows greater adaptability thanks to an already di-versified offer, the Vermenagna Valley, historically reliant on alpine skiing, struggles to transition. The findings highlight the urgent need for locally coordinated strategies that integrate sustainability, cultural identity, and innovation.
LA MEMORIA DELL’ACQUA. FRAGILITÀ IDROSOCIALE E URBANIZZAZIONE A CAGLIARI
The memory of water. Hydrosocial fragility and urbanisation in Cagliari. – In Italy, the modern abstraction of human beings from the environment has led to a strict technicist management of natural resources and to a clear separation between urban and social policies, not entirely overcome by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). In particular, urban strategies struggle to reason about the role of water in the territorial system, relegating it to technical risk management interventions. From the debate around the mesological approach, various declinations of the relationship between human presence and water outline an often-chaotic palimpsest of plans and visions of urban space. The contribution addresses the case study of the Cagliari municipality of Pirri, in the relationship between the historical condition of hydrogeological and social fragility and the new urban strategies to contrast risk. This systemisation is possible by adopting a reading of Pirri as a hydro-social territory, which allows us to critically reconstruct the history of the hydro-social fragility of this territory and consequently to re-read past and future planning policies.
IL CASO STUDIO DI BITTI (SARDEGNA) TRA PERCEZIONE DEL RISCHIO E BUONE PRATICHE LOCALI
The case study of Bitti (Sardinia): Risk perception and local best practices. – In alignment with Goal 13 of the UN 2030 Agenda, strengthening risk awareness within local communities can provide a framework for effective citizenship in managing extreme weather and climate events. In Sardinia, the community of Bitti (an inland area in the province of Nuoro, northeastern Sardinia) experienced a devastating flood in 2020. In response, local institutions and the community demonstrated resilience and implemented sound institutional practices. Following a field survey initiated through meetings with local authorities, this work presents the results of research aimed at understanding the risk perception among the municipality’s population. This insight aims to support the future implementation of participatory processes and citizen science tools designed to foster the development of communities resilient to meteorological disasters.
CONSUMO DI SUOLO, CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO E GRANDI STRUTTURE COMMERCIALI. IL CASO ITALIANO
Soil consumption, climate change, and large commercial structures. The Italian case study. – In Italy, between 2006 and 2022, over 1,200 km2 of land was consumed, most of which was derived from urban expansion processes. There are many relationships between soil consumption and climate change, both in causes and consequences. In this work, I focus on the soil consumption of large commercial structures, such as shopping centers, factory outlets, and retail parks. In Italy, there are over 1,300 of these structures, and – apart from the few cases that have occupied areas derived from the reconversion of abandoned industrial sites or other urbanized areas – they have mostly developed in rural areas or by occupying residual urban and suburban green areas. In this work, I first reviewed the interna-tional literature on soil consumption deriving from GSCs, discovering that it is extremely rare and does not deal with this type of urbanization independently but only in a generic way as one of the many aspects of urban sprawl. Instead, they become protagonists of scientific literature when they are abandoned. There is no specific legislation in the European Union or Italy on soil consumption in commercial areas. In Italy, the legislature in this matter is delegated to the regions. Still, despite the existence of restrictive regional laws on land consumption, there is no effective response to the problem at the moment.
TURISMO DI MONTAGNA E CAMBIAMENTO CLIMATICO: QUALI PROSPETTIVE FUTURE
Mountain Tourism and Climate Change: What Are the Future Prospects? – In the collective imagination, when one speaks of a mountain tourist destination, the reference is typically to iconic places, especially associated with the winter season and the so-called “settimana bianca” (winter holiday week). Places like Courmayeur or Cortina d’Ampezzo have represented, and have been portrayed in films as well, a constant presence in the world of mountain tourism. The first major setback occurred with the Covid-19 pandemic in recent years, which changed the concept of travel and mobility as we had known it. In particular, the halt to national and international connections caused not only economic damage across the entire tourism sector but, more importantly, created a widespread fear of being together in crowded and enclosed spaces. This led people to rethink and reprogram their lives and their mobility habits, triggering - once it became possible to leave their places of residence - a timid yet urgent desire to be outdoors, to walk in the woods, visit beaches, and explore city centers where they could satisfy the longing that had built up over nearly two years of complete travel lockdown. This shift resulted in an exponential increase in visits to nearby locations at the provincial and regional levels, leading to a renewed appreciation for neighboring areas, as well as small villages and mountain towns. These places, in turn, had to adapt to welcome an increasing number of unexpected and unanticipated tourists. Adding to this scenario is climate change, which is severely challenging the operators of mountain facilities and accommodations. The seasons no longer follow their natural rhythm, and instead, we are witnessing increasingly unpredictable and violent weather events. This article will explore how certain mountain locations are confronting these emergencies and what changes they are likely to undergo in terms of tourism in the near future.
LA MINIERA DI BITUME DEL MONTE CAMICIA (GRAN SASSO - ABRUZZO): UN GEOSITO DA VALORIZZARE
The bitumen mine of Monte Camicia (Gran Sasso - Abruzzi): a geosite to develop. – The presence of geological and historical landmarks on the southern slopes of Monte Camicia (Gran Sasso Massif, Abruzzo, Italy) makes this area a candidate for site development and preservation. This paper aims to illustrate the links between geology and the history of the area, to highlight its societal value. Key features are three Aragonese coat-of-arms engraved in limestone boulders or on limestone cliffs and the “Miniera di Lignite”, a bitumen extraction plant that was built but never in operation. The story of the geological studies in the area – dating back at least to the first half of the 1800s is summarized, including the tragic events that led to the death of three geologists who were researching in the area in 1958. In conclusion, it is suggested that the area become a geosite in connection with the development of the Fonte Vetica and Campo Imperatore areas.
IL PROCESSO PARTECIPATO DEL TURISMO DI COMUNITÁ DI OSCATA PER LA VALORIZZZAZIONE DELL’ALTA IRPINIA
The participatory process of community tourism in Oscata for the enhancement of Alta Irpinia. - Tourism is one of the most disruptive phenomena on a global scale, both as concerns intensity in terms of the flows of people it moves and for the economic, social and environmental transformations it brings. The exploitation of territorial resources and the effects tourism produces can at times result irreversible on the environmental system of reference. This element has often been underestimated by the tourism industry remaining unable to prevent the negative consequences of mass tourism which, on the one hand, damages resources and, on the other, corrodes the socio-territorial fabric. Consequently, a rethinking of the processes of development in the sector is necessary from the perspective of sustainability through local community participation. The paper, based on the experience of Oscata, a rural village situated in Alta Irpinia, aims to reflect on alternative forms of tourism such as community tourism which welcomes visitors offering them hospitality underpinned by emotional and culturally interesting involvement thus triggering integration and participation in the local community's routine activities and mainstream social events.
GRANDI EVENTI SPORTIVI, EREDITÀ DISCUSSE E TRASFORMAZIONI DELLE DESTINAZIONI OSPITANTI
Major sporting events, discussed legacies and host destination transformations. –Among the various interpretations with which one can look at events, one possibility is to understand their legacy, understood as what remains in the territory at the end of the event itself in terms of symbols and values, or structures and systems; and if this legacy often becomes more important than the event itself. The article aims to examine the case of the Barcolana, an annual sailing event and regatta that takes place in the Gulf of Trieste. It is one of the largest and most famous sailing regattas in Europe and the world. The regatta attracts thousands of participants and spectators, mak-ing it a significant cultural and sporting event in the region. The Barcolana is known for its unique format, which involves a mass start in which hundreds of boats of various sizes and classes participate in a single regatta. Almost eighteen hundred boats were registered for the fifty-fifth edition last year. The event lasts a week with events on land and at sea, as well as the sailing competition which takes place on Sunday. After a review of the literature relating to the topic under study, through a qualitative methodology the factors that together create those effects, often positive but not only, on the territories involved in the event were analysed. The “on the move” interviews with some event participants were useful for understanding the involvement and quality of the event itself, and how to guarantee its continuous and gradual development.
IL FENOMENO NEORURALE NEL CINEMA CONTEMPORANEO: SGUARDI DA IL VENTO FA IL SUO GIRO E AS BESTAS
The neo-rural phenomenon in contemporary cinema: insights from Il vento fa il suo giro and As Bestas. – Over the past two decades, cinema has played a significant role in exploring the themes of neo-ruralism and the emergence of new highlanders, offering critical insights into their multiple dimensions. This article examines two fictional films that have garnered both critical acclaim and public attention - Il vento fa il suo giro and As Bestas - with the aim of highlighting the key geographical and critical issues these works engage with. Through their narratives, the films contribute to the public discourse on the future of depopulated mountain regions, while simultaneously enriching the academic debate with new perspectives and interpretative approaches.
VERSO UN MODELLO DI TURISMO INTEGRATO PER LA CAMPANIA. IL TURISMO DI PROSSIMITÀ E IL COMPREN-SORIO CILENTANO
Towards an integrated tourism model for Campania. Local tourism and the Cilento area. – The 2019 health emergency has produced severe impacts on the tourist economy. The first signs of a recovery in the sector came from short-range and short-term trips to uncrowded locations later defined as “proximity tourism”. In Campania, some of these small villages are distributed in the hinterland of geographical areas peripheral to the main relational circuits, such as the Cilento National Park district. This area has great attraction, as it is a short distance from the Salerno coast. Starting from this consideration, the contribution intends to focus attention on the current configuration and future prospects of the sea routes that connect the coastal capitals of Campania to the numerous coastal centers of Campania. Then, reflecting on the possible interactions between “proximity tourism” and “foreign tourism”, in development in the post-pandemic phase, the contribution pays attention to the phenomenon of the rediscovery of the attractiveness of smaller villages, to show how an intensification of maritime routes can contribute to sustainable tourism development, not only from a “proximity” perspective, but by intervening in the rebalancing of the regional tourist movement.
LEONE XIV: POLISEMIA E ATTUALITÀ NELLA SCELTA DEL NOME
Leo XIV: polysemy and topicality in name choice
GEOPOLITICA DI PAPA LEONE XIV. LA “PASTORALE AMERICANA” E LA DIPLOMAZIA VATICANA NEL NUOVO PAPATO
Geopolitics of Pope Leo XIV. The “American Pastoral” and the Vatican Diplomacy in the new papacy
ROBERT PREVOST: IL PONTE GEOGRAFICO TRA LE AMERICHE E LE NUOVE GEOGRAFIE DEL PONTIFICATO
Robert Prevost: A Geographical Bridge Linking the Americas and the Emerging Geographies of the Papacy
SEMPER KANT. PENSARE LO SPAZIO COME GEOGRAFIA. UN SEMINARIO PERMANENTE SU IMMANUEL KANT NEL TRICENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA (CAGLIARI, 3-4 OTTOBRE; MILANO, 14-15 NOVEMBRE; LECCE, 16-17 DICEMBRE 2024)
Semper Kant: thinking space as geography. A permanent seminar on Immanuel Kant on the tricentennial of his birth (Cagliari, October 3-4; Milan, November 14-15; Lecce, December 16-17, 2024).
GLOBAL LAND SUBSIDENCE: IMPACT OF WATER RESERVOIR OVERUSE AND RIVER FLOW ON URBAN STABILITY
Subsidenza e urbanizzazione: rischi a scala globale dell’uso incontrollato della risorsa idrica
INTORNO A “MARXISMO E GEOGRAFIA”. NEL CINQUANTENARIO DELL’USCITA DEL VOLUME DI MASSIMO QUAINI (ISTITUTO ALCIDE CERVI, GATTATICO, 25-26 OTTOBRE 2024)
“Marxism and Geography”. On the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Massimo Quaini’s Volume (Alcide Cervi Institute, Gattatico, October 25-26, 2024)
LA NOTTE DELLE IDEE 2025: MARI E OCEANI VERSO NUOVE ROTTE - 14 MAGGIO 2025
The “Night of Ideas 2025”: seas and oceans to new routes – May 14, 2025
UNA GEOGRAFIA PER LA COESIONE ISTITUZIONALE. IL CENTRO INTERUNIVERSITARIO OSAII: DALL’INTRECCIO DEI SAPERI LA RICOSTRUZIONE DEI TERRITORI POLITICO-AMMINISTRATIVI
A geography for institutional cohesion. The OSAII Interuniversity Center: rebuilding politico-administrative territories through the interweaving of knowledge.
DALLA PLUTOCRAZIA ALLA BROLIGARCHY NELLA NEO GOLDEN AGE
From plutocracy to broligarchy in the neo Golden Age
DIVAGAZIONI DI GEOPOLITICA NELLA MODERNITÀ IN UNA UMANIZZAZIONE EDUCATIVA
Geopolitical Explorations of Modernity through the Lens of Educational Humanization
IL RITORNO DI GAIA: IMPLICAZIONI PER LA GEOGRAFIA DELL’ANTROPOCENE
Gaia’s Return: Reflections on Geography in the Age of the Anthropocene
FRANCO FARINELLI, Il paesaggio che ci riguarda. Un progetto collettivo, un metodo sovversivo, Milano, Touring Club Italiano, 2024
CARLO TOSCO, GABRIELLA BONINI (a cura di), Il paesaggio agrario italiano. Sessant’anni di trasformazioni da Emilio Sereni a oggi (1961-2001), Roma, Viella, 2023
GINO DE VECCHIS, DANIELA PASQUINELLI D’ALLEGRA, Sapere e saper fare geografia. Teorie e pratiche nella scuola dell’infanzia e primaria, Torino, UTET, 2024
ENRICO PUGLIESE, MATTIA VITIELLO, Storia dell’emigrazione italiana. Dall’Unità a oggi, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2024
STEFANIA CERUTTI, STEFANO DE FALCO, TERESA GRAZIANO (a cura di), Territori in transizione. Geografie delle aree marginali tra permanenze e cambiamenti, «Scenari italiani. Territorio/Ambiente/Società/Economia», XVI Rapporto, Roma, Società Geografica Italiana, 2024
ADRIANO PROSPERI, Missionari. Dalle Indie remote alle Indie interne, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2024
ANTONIO VIOLANTE, Sebastiano Caboto. El piloto mayor e la sua armada dalla Spagna all’incubo del Paranà, Milano, Le Monnier/Mondadori, 2024
FEDERICA PAU, LUCA VARGIU (a cura di), Georg Simmel. Variazioni estetiche, Milano, Meltemi, 2024
ANTONIO DERUDA, Geopolitica Digitale. La competizione globale per il controllo della Rete, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2024
GIORGIA BRESSAN (a cura di), Conoscere i Castelli Romani. Risorse, attori e prospettive, Bologna, Pàtron, 2024
CLAUDIA CERCHIAI MANODORI SAGREDO, Clima e meteo negli autori latini. Tempeste, fulmini, fuoco, pietre, terra … dal cielo, Roma, Universitalia, 2024
GIOVANNI SISTU, ELISABETTA STRAZZERA (a cura di), Zone militari: limiti invalicabili? L’impatto della presenza militare in Sardegna, Roma, Gangemi editore, 2023
ANDREA CANTILE (a cura di), IGM: alla scoperta di un’istituzione antica volta al futuro. Atti del convegno nazionale, Firenze, 26-28 ottobre 2022, Firenze, Istituto Geografico Militare, 2023
COMUNE DI ROMA, Roma a portata di mano: la città dei 15 minuti, 2024
MICHELA CERIMELE, Ripensare il turismo in un’ottica di sostenibilità: sfide e opportunità per una transizione giusta, Osservatorio Turismo, Impresa, Lavoro, 2025
FONDAZIONE VOLTA (a cura di), Plinio il Vecchio. Un sapere universale, Firenze, Giunti, 2024
FRANCESCA SABATINI, Geografia delle aree interne. Discorsi e pratiche turistiche nella Sicilia fredda, Milano, Guerini Scientifica, 2024
UN MONDO DI TRUMP? LA SCONFITTA DEL GLOBALITARISMO E UN NUOVO MODO DI FARE I CONTI CON LA GEOGRAFIA
L’ECOLOGIA MEDIALE TRUMPIANA COME FORMA DI COLONIZZAZIONE CULTURALE E TERRITORIALE
LE GEOGRAFIE DELL’INCERTEZZA E QUELLE DELL’INSICUREZZA: “NAVIGARE” IL MONDO DI TRUMP
REMIGRAZIONE: SPAZIO POLITICO E MUTAMENTI SEMANTICI NELLA COSTRUZIONE DI UNA GEOGRAFIA POST-TRUMPIANA
TRA DUE MONDI. MEDIA, VISSUTI LOCALI E QUOTIDIANITÀ NELLA CINA DELLA GUERRA COMMERCIALE
GLI STATI UNITI PIACCIONO ANCORA? GLI EFFETTI DEL TRUMPISMO SUI TURISTI INTERNAZIONALI