Regeneration and enhancement strategies of minor historical settlements and use of ICT tools for multi-scale analyses and integrated assessments. The experience of the village of Artena (Rome)

The experience of the village of Artena (Rome) The renewal, redevelopment and re-use of the lesser historical building heritage, in particular of the inland areas of Italy, are crucial both for the preservation of the important cultural, natural and landscape resources present in these places, often still intact and not affected by the widespread globalization processes, and to respond to the growing depopulation of these settlements. To implement these interventions we need planning strategies that develop alternative forms of tourist enjoyment respecting the needs of local communities, and methodological approaches and innovative tools that streamline the construction and then the management of a structured and open knowledge. In this perspective, the contribution of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) is decisive above all as regards knowledge analysis, assessments and the choice of operating methods. Behind the research work developed on the case study of the medieval village of Artena, south of Rome there is a holistic and interdisciplinary approach in which we.