Designing with Geomorphology: Adaptive Territorial Strategies for Regenerative Public Space in Southern Italy
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https://doi.org/10.63955/BuiltForm.14Keywords:
territorial metabolism, reclaiming without antagonism, nature-based solutions (NbS), Urban Design, BasilicataAbstract
The Albano Urbano Greenway, developed in Albano di Lucania (Basilicata, Italy), exemplifies a methodological approach to territorial regeneration in post-demographic contexts. Grounded in the concept of Reclaiming Without Antagonism, the project interprets emptiness not as loss but as a field of possibility, where memory, landscape, and metabolism intertwine. The methodology follows a three-phase structure- territorial reading, geomorphological translation, and regenerative implementation- tinking diagnostic tools, theoretical frameworks, and low-impact constructive solutions. Through the integration of biophilic design, biomimicry, and Nature-based Solutions (NbS), the project establishes adaptive infrastructures that restore ecological continuity and symbolic belonging. Key strategies include the activation of interrupted metabolic flows, the reinterpretation of curated voids, and post-populational participation models suited to low-density territories. While still under execution, expected impacts are framed through bio-physical, socio-ecological, and symbolic indicators, offering a replicable framework for fragile contexts. The Albano Urbano Greenway thus contributes to advancing design methodologies for sustainable, culturally grounded, and adaptive regeneration.
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