Regenerating the Landscape Through the Co-production of Complex Values

Studies and reflections about landscape identify research perspectives that interpret the landscape as a fundamental resource for activating processes of local development. This is an issue of significant importance because the landscape represents the essential resource with which it is possible to compete in the global competition. Landscape can be considered the “attractor” element that gives territories a differential advantage. The paper explores a field of reflections that help answer some key issues related to improving the quality of decision-making processes to build a more desirable and sustainable future involving stakeholders and local communities and support the co-production of new complex values. The hybridization processes that have characterized the ‘HistoricUrban Landscape’ represent a prospect of regeneration because the integration between the multiple dimensions, the dialogue with the context, and the synergetic and symbiotic links can promote new forms of vitality and generate tangible and intangible values. Preserving the landscape is no longer sufficient, and an active and regenerative approach is needed. With reference to the landscape of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park, the study proposes a development model for landscape regeneration oriented to integrate a trans-disciplinary and holistic approach with operational tools.