APPENNINO MARGINALE: DIVERSI INTERVENTI, QUALI CAMBIAMENTI?

Abstract

MARGINAL APENNINES: MANY DIFFERENT ACTIONS, WHAT CHANGES?

Marginality also characterizes the northern Apennines, to the point of stimulating active policies, supported by supra-local funding, which intervene to change their socio-economic conditions and reverse the trend towards depopulation and abandonment. After the introduction, which defines the theme and the action strategies discussed in the national and international debate, the first part describes two policies aimed at modifying the conditions of marginalization and demographic decrease (the European program Leader and the National strategy for inner areas). Then, it is presented a description of the study-area, the hilly and mountainous territory of Piacenza and Parma, and the analysis of the two policies as developed in the local experience of Ducato LAG (Leader) and Smart Apennine (Snai). The contribution ends with some reflections on themes and directions of change triggered by the programs.
Keywords: inner areas, depopulation, re-inhabit