A rating system to map and enhance the sustainability of the Italian Alpine Club mountain huts to guide and optimize long-term staged renovations for climate change adaptation.
RESALIO. Exploration of enhancement scenarios for the Trentino Stelvio National Park through the existing cable system
RESALIO explores strategies for landscape regeneration in the Trentino Stelvio National Park, leveraging cable mobility to foster sustainability, resilience, and open dialogue for transition.
Metromountain: Reinventing urban-mountain connections with design practice for resilient and inclusive development.
This study explores the metromountain concept and, through case studies, demonstrates how architecture can support urban-mountain interdependence, counter depopulation, and rethink local development.
STRATEGIES AND PROJECTS FOR THE RURAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE: The Tower Houses in the Reggio Apennines
The tower house faces abandonment challenges. Adaptive reuse can foster sustainable practices and resilience through collaborative conservation, blending tradition with modern needs.
Elevating Mountain Voices: The Case for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Mountains
The CDRI publication on DRI in mountain regions advocates for resilient infrastructure, highlights good practices, and supports the Mountain Resilience Programme’s efforts.
Reuse of Historic Rural Buildings: The SHELTER Project in Anras
The Shelter project preserves historic buildings in Anras, promotes sustainable resource use, and fosters cultural heritage through initiatives like the Mesnerhaus concept and village tours.
The Mountain’s Machine. Contemporary design actions for the regeneration of hydroelectric plants in mountain areas
This contribution identifies design actions to regenerate hydropower plants in mountain areas, by discussing case studies and their application in the Roveto Valley (Abruzzo, Italy).
Urban perspectives on abandonment and heritagization of mountains: Reflections on the example of Bolzano/Bozen in the European Alps
Urbanization connects cities and mountains through various linkages. The case of Bolzano/Bozen, Italy, highlights how urbanization creates and changes (abandoned) heritage landscapes.
Alpine Habitats: The Architecture for the Community in the High Altitudes
Community houses showcase as structures of community resilience in marginalized Alpine regions, by their societal impact and cultural significance, with the role of architecture
Mapping Vertical Urbanisms: A Spatial Analytics Approach to Defining Mountain Accessibility
This project introduces a terrain-sensitive urban analytics tool that redefines accessibility in mountain cities, addressing topographic, infrastructural, and seasonal constraints while enabling cross