1. A possible
Methodology for the
Valorisation and
ImproVIng of small
historic centres in
the EASTern regions
F r a n c e s c o S E L I C A T O
Workshop, Sibiu,
June 2013

2. INDEX
• 1. Benefits of Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: Cutural heritage as a key of a sustainable, local development
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2. The concept of heritage
• 1.3. Local self-sustainable development
• 1.4 The cultural heritage as a key to the development of cultural and territorial integrated plans for the exploitation of networks of
minor historical centres and their landscape systems.
• 2. Lesson learned from international best practices on safeguarding Cultural Heritage: minor historic
centres revitalisation.
• 2.1. Characterisation of minor historic centres
• 2.2. Main Lessons learned from the international best practices on revitalising Cultural Heritage linked to minor historic centres
• 3. Features of the new Approach on Cultural Heritage: Territorial Cultural Systems
• 3.1. Territorial Cultural Systems: A first definition.
• 3.2 The main elements of strategic development processes.
• 3.3 The main features and benefits of the Territorial Cultural Systems.
• 4. A new Approach to the Management of Cultural Territorial Systems: Integrated Cultural Territorial Plans
• 4.1 Participation and Integrated Cultural Territorial Plans
– 4.1.1. Involving the local support group and further stakeholders
– 4.1.2. The new meaning of participation emerging from practices
– 4.1.3. From the reactive to the proactive participation
• 4.2. Developing a vision, objectives and actions
• 4.3. Developing a territorial project
• 4.4. A landscape design process
• 4.5. Developing structures and procedures
• 4.6 Implementing and Reviewing Integrated Cultural Territorial Plans
A possible methodology

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4. • There’s the need of a pragmatic approach
• Methodology of intervention couldn’t be a rigid sequence
of phases, but it has to be built coherent with the context

5. • It is first of all a cultural process of growing awareness of
people about the value of the cultural heritage
• Inhabitants and Institutions have to be the best promoter
of this cultural heritage
• This Awareness is the best Warranty for protection and
valorisation of this cultural heritage (also from an
economic point of view)

7. Analyzing the current situation of the Cultural Territorial System
(HOSMAN, VILLAGE)

9. Analyzing the current situation of the Cultural Territorial System
CAPURSO – CELLAMARE - VALENZANO

10. Analyzing the current situation of the Cultural Territorial System
PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

11. Analyzing the current situation of the Cultural Territorial System
PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

12. PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

13. PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

14. PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

15. PARCO ULIVI SECOLARI

17. Actions: traditional techniques

19. Information and communication

20. Territorial Landscape Regional Plan
Apulia Region
Agricultural Olive Trees Park

21. Regional Law on safeguard and valorization of Old-Century Olive Tree

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23. In the short time benefits are relate to the social cohesion, to a new offer of working places
(art crafts, agriculture, tourism, ecc.),
In the medium long period: an improvement of life conditions, of economic development
more durable because built on community heritage.
Beneficiaries. Small and medium enterprises, inhabitants

24. Thanks for your patient attention
Multumesc mult
Francesco SELICATO
Department of Civil Engineer and Architecture,
Polytechnic of Bari, Technical University (Italy)
www.poliba.it
e-mail: f.selicato@poliba.it;