Tourism in small villages and opportunities for the redevelopment and regeneration of “minor” territories: empirical evidence in inner areas. The case study of Rocca San Felice (AV). The regeneration and redevelopment of inner areas is often a tourism strategy with the aim of combating depopulation and encouraging investment in the hospitality sector, an economic dimension that is often overlooked but has recognised potential. Through field research in a medieval village in a minor territory, this paper aims to investigate whether the “village category”, including the community it represents, in minor and sometimes marginal territories, is a self-sufficient heritage resource capable of triggering selfpropelling processes of shared and lasting development.
La rigenerazione e riqualificazione dei territori minori è, sovente, una strategia di intervento di matrice turistica per arginare il processo di rarefazione in atto e alimentare prospettive di investimento a partire dalla valorizzazione del sistema dell’accoglienza, una dimensione economica spesso inespressa ma dalle riconosciute potenzialità. Il presente elaborato, attraverso una ricerca sul campo in un borgo medievale di un territorio minore, vuole indagare se la “categoria borgo” comprensiva della comunità che rappresenta, in territori minori e a tratti marginali, sia una risorsa patrimoniale autosufficiente a innescare processi autopropulsivi di sviluppo condivisi e duraturi.
IL TURISMO NEI BORGHI E LE OPPORTUNITÀ DI RIQUALIFICAZIONE E RIGENERAZIONE DEI TERRITORI “MINORI”: EVIDENZE EMPIRICHE NELLE AREE INTERNE. IL CASO DI ROCCA SAN FELICE (AV)
Angela Cresta
;Ilaria Greco
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2026-01-01
Abstract
Tourism in small villages and opportunities for the redevelopment and regeneration of “minor” territories: empirical evidence in inner areas. The case study of Rocca San Felice (AV). The regeneration and redevelopment of inner areas is often a tourism strategy with the aim of combating depopulation and encouraging investment in the hospitality sector, an economic dimension that is often overlooked but has recognised potential. Through field research in a medieval village in a minor territory, this paper aims to investigate whether the “village category”, including the community it represents, in minor and sometimes marginal territories, is a self-sufficient heritage resource capable of triggering selfpropelling processes of shared and lasting development.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


