Atlas of Abandoned Villages. An Online Database for the Ongoing Representation of Neglected Towns in Abruzzo

This research is located within a study of the abandonment phe- nomena in Abruzzo where surveying, representation and documentation have already been tested through individual case studies. The specific objective of this essay aims to propose an advanced system of interactive infographics on the web through which to collect and make known the statistical, cartographic and graphical materials (2d and 3d drawings) collected in the previous study cam- paign. The study of living context with its forms and its subtle but fundamental relations with the intangible expressions of local culture and history, has been the starting point for an interactive online atlas project that proposes itself as a graphical and statistical support to understand and address the problems but also the potential of a territory in crisis and to stimulate desirable processes of improvement, conservation and enhancement by multiple actors such as public administrators, groups of citizens and private investors.