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Uma leitura do caso de requalificação paisagística do burgo de Calcata, na Itália

Abstract

Since the end of World War II, lots of rural areas in Europe have been changing themselves deeply. The chaos that describes some major urban zones intensifies a certain “sensibility” around rural lands. Having said that, it has been pretty often aspirations which beholds “rural” cultures and, mostly, landscapes. In light of this, Italy has been seeking some alternatives to value, touristic wise, its “historical” villages and hamlets in conjunction with its most famous cities, such as Rome and Venice. One of the most notorious cases in the country is the municipality of Calcata, where the process of repopulation, as well as aesthetics requalification of its urban equipment, came from straightly the local population itself. This fact has raised among Italians and local midia some favorable notes. Therefore, this article aims at analyzing Calcata’s experience around its cultural heritage and landscape, reflecting about it beyond mere postcards.