The protection of historical rural lands-capes in Italy

Historical and rural landscapes have a high cultural value, a sum of each site’s natural environment and man-made modifications. Its value lies in the popular knowledge underlying the creation of such spaces. Harmonious landscapes result from the awareness of rural village residents to regional envi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Aguilar Prieto, Berenice
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Academia XXII
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/47687
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aca/article/view/47687
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Historical and rural lands-capes
cultural heritage
natural environment
paisajes histórico-rurales
patrimonio cultural
ambiente natural
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Sumario:Historical and rural landscapes have a high cultural value, a sum of each site’s natural environment and man-made modifications. Its value lies in the popular knowledge underlying the creation of such spaces. Harmonious landscapes result from the awareness of rural village residents to regional environmental factors; this is the core of the wisdom of rural communities, accrued through time and expressed in local identities and cultural features. While international organizations promoting heritage conservation acknowledge the value of historical and rural landscapes, the problems they face threaten their permanence, damage the delicate social and cultural fabric which sustains them, and affect their environmental balance. Various measures have proven successful in several regions of the world. As an example of these, this article presents a paradigmatic case of study in Italy, and mentions historical and rural landscapes in Mexico, to illustrate the cultural and environmental consequences expected if certain suggestions were to be left unattended.