Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

THE TERRACE CULTIVATION OF THE AMALFI COAST IN THE TERRITORIAL PLANNING SCHEME OF THE SORRENTO-AMALFI AREA BETWEEN PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Authors 

Maria Parente

Keywords: 

terrace cultivation, Amalfi Coast, protection, Territorial Planning Scheme of the Sorrento-Amalfi Area, Regional Landscape Plan

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Abstract

The terraces of the Amalfi Coast are an exceptional expedient devised by man to remedy the lack of flat ground and make sloping land suitable for cultivation. The first regulatory recognition of this impressive agricultural engineering work as a heritage to be protected is due to the well-known Territorial Planning Scheme of the Sorrento-Amalfi Area (1977-87). Thanks to the provisions of the plan, the terraced systems still appear almost intact, despite the ongoing processes of abandonment, caused by the onerousness of traditional cultivation systems. The aim of this paper is to highlight how pertinent today is the analysis of the territory and of its criticalities developed in the plan, which was drawn up more than 40 years ago, and to examine the proposals and outcomes of this innovative instrument that integrates landscape protection and sustainable development perspectives. Finally, a reflection is proposed on what the legacy of the PUT will be in the new landscape planning that will take over.

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SMC Special Issue N.06 2021

SMC MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE N. SIX/2021

WHOLE BOOK

001_COVER AND INDEX

005_Presentation 
Marina Fumo

015_Conference speaker | Editors of the conference proceedings

022_ The architecture of being: a “best practice” to regenerate the terraced landscape
Anna Pina Arcaro

034_Malacoccola and Sant’Elia, history and anthropology of a timeless terraced landscape
Giovanni Gugg

046_The problem of terracing in Italy: analysis of an operating procedure applied in Piedmont
Francesco Pernice

058_ Water architecture: notes on some material and cultural elements of the Amalfi coast landscape
Pietro Santoriello

070_The cultural value of the Amalfi coast terracing. A legacy of the past and opportunity for the future
Giorgia De Pasquale

082_Terraces: examples of conservation and innovation
Maria Paola Gatti

098_The terrace cultivation of the Amalfi coast in the territorial planning scheme of the Sorrento-Amalfi area between protection and sustainable development
Maria Parente

110_The value of the technological footprint on the territory in bio-cultural landscapes: the terraces of the Amalfi coast
Marica Merola

126_A future for old terraces. Opportunities and suggestions for the recovery of abandoned agricultural terraces of the Amalfi coast
Ferruccio Ferrigni

138_Protection of the terraced landscape between rural culture, climate resilience and biodiversity
Gigliola Ausiello, Luca Di Girolamo, Francesco Sommese

159_LIDAR-based approach for the management of terraced landscapes
Pierpaolo D’Agostino, Giuseppe Antuono, Tomàs E. MartìnezChao,Lia Maria Papa

171_The school construction sites and the recovery of the dry stone walling of the Amalfi coast – Pontinpietra from academic training to the art of the master builder
Gianfranca Mastroianni, Amelia Maris

183_Experimental tilting plane tests for the ultimate shear estimation of perforated dry joint masonry panels
Gabriele Milani, Antonio Formisano

202_The contribution provided by geology and geotechnical engineering in the restoration of terraces on Amalfi coast
Paolo Budetta, Giovanni Forte, Marianna Pirone, Antonio Santo, Marialaura Tartaglia, Gianfranco Urcioli

218_Potential use of alkali-activated materials in naturalistic engineering
Gigliola D’Angelo, Ilaria Capasso, Antonio Santo, Barbara Liguori

232_Terraces and dry stone walls: history of unbound stones. Respect for tradition and innovative design for unprecedented socio-environmental challenges
Giuseppe Trinchese

252_Towards the definition of guidelines for the recovery and enhancement of terraces
Veronica Vitiello, Roberto Castelluccio

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