Abstract
The paper deals with the topic of integrated territorial valorization strategies, presenting the first step of a research project on the case study of the Tyrrhenian area of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. In a theoretical view that leads to rethinking European development models in areas characterized by considerable marginality, the paper copes with the weakness/opportunities of lagging areas and the vision of the territory as a system of social, cultural, economic, and natural features. The methodology is based on the definition of evaluative tools enabling the identification of effective and coherent concepts for understanding, and planning to enhance, territorial attractiveness. This preliminary stage of the project aims to verify the preconditions for the establishment of a local, attractive system, combining socioeconomic analysis, identification of thematic attractors, and the study of financial territorial allocation. The paper’s results contribute to the scientific debate on the role of the “knowledge phase” in the dynamics of sustainable development, highlighting critical elements and opportunities for implementing an integrated valorization strategy of the case-study area.
The paper is the result of the joint work of the authors. Although scientific responsibility is equally attributable, the abstract and Sects. 1, 2, 3.3, 4 were written by G. Cassalia; Sects. 3.2, 3.3 were written by C. Tramontana; Sects. 3, 3.1, were written by F. Calabrò.
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See: Niestroy, I.: Sustainable Development Governance Structures in the European Union, in Institutionalising Sustainable Development, 67–88, OECD Publishing, Paris (2007); European Commission: Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. COM (2010) 2020 final; MUVAL: A Strategy for Inner Areas in Italy: Definition, Objectives, Tools and Governance, Issue 31, Year 2014.
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The classification of Municipalities showed in Fig. 1, has been analyzed according to the Strategy for Inner Areas in Italy (MUVAL 2014).
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The term “cultural attractor” in this study does not refer to the anthropologic–philosophical field (see Buskell, A. 2017, What are cultural attractors? In Biology & Philosophy, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 377–394, Springer Netherlands), but instead to the capacity of cultural resources to act as a driving force for the economic, cultural, and social growth of a territory.
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Cassalia, G., Tramontana, C., Calabrò, F. (2019). Evaluation Approach to the Integrated Valorization of Territorial Resources: The Case Study of the Tyrrhenian Area of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. In: Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L., Bevilacqua, C. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. ISHT 2018. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 101. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92102-0_1
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