Sostenibilità e strategie di fruizione per il recupero del Patrimonio Culturale nelle aree del Mediterraneo

The widespread distribution of goods with historic, artistic, architectural, archaeological value on Italian territory makes unique the conservation model applied until now. The dual need of preserving the identity of the space and reconfiguring it according to the different demand of use requires the expansion of knowledge and the development of methodologies and tools for planning, assessment, design and management. In this scenario, the active conservation, in its variations of transformation, recovery, maintenance and management of cultural heritage, plays a crucial role in the economic development. The ability to reduce the physical, functional obsolescence of the goods enables processes of enhancement of urban systems, affecting their ability to attract. It generates new values, renewing the sense / meaning of places, result of the combination of tradition and innovation. The Mediterranean basin is an object of investigation of high complexity, in which coexist areas of excellence, but also areas of high physical, environmental and socio-economic degradation, whose condition derive from incorrect or ineffective management decisions and the lack of investment in active protection, recovery and scheduled maintenance. The complexity of the issue requires the integration of multiple disciplinary contributions for the construction of new strategies of fruition and development of cultural heritage, which can combine needs - different and sometimes conflicting - of local communities, of direct and indirect beneficiaries and institutions. Nowadays, it is essential a research activity able to redefine and direct the principles that have guided the design of the city and the territory. The updating of knowledge in the field of technological research must identify appropriate responses to the challenges of the crisis, through the fulfillment of needs emerging in the definition of new urban and architectural models, materials and technologies, infrastructure, forms of management and governance, compatible with the local instances.