1260 | 650 | A proposal for a system of indicators to measure the italian mountain

The European mountains are multifaceted in terms of climate, ecology, economy, landscape and, at the same time, are the largest source of biodiversity, renewable energy, a place of leisure and tourism. These are general and acclaimed statements, but there is also a specific critical aspect: the lack of statistical data and the divergence of definitions and methods of analysis. This condition makes comparisons difficult (Gløersen et al., 2004) and does not allow to have a systematic vision of the European mountains._x000D_
In Italy, the issue is almost the same. For a long time, mountain space has been circumscribed in the definition of «intermediate landscape with fragile supply chains» (Varotto, 2020). A space characterized mainly by processes of abandonment and wildness, become far more pervasive of the processes of urbanization. This perspective seems to grasp only the vulnerability of the structural organization. However, in the last two decades, the mountain has progressively assumed its own “centrality”, both in terms of scientific and political debate. The objective is supporting the creation of a «polycentric solidarity structure in which the borders become the center» (Camaldoli Manifesto, 2019). Therefore, having a systematic vision of the dynamics and phenomena is now more useful than ever to stimulate sustainable development processes._x000D_
This contribution is part of a project titled “MIND – Mountains inside the Mountain – Narratives, dynamics and development paths: new readings”. At the macro-scale, the target is to define a potential set of indicators to be applied to official data on the basis of a survey of literature and to study the dynamics and phenomena to the base of socio-territorial evolutive processes, in according with “different marginality”. The creation of the Italian mountain’s knowledge framework will allow, in a second phase, to develop models of territory’s growth appropriate to the geographical mountain space.

Ilaria Guadagnoli
Sapienza Università di Roma

ID Abstract: 650