Riuso integrato del patrimonio costruito e naturale: visioni e strategie per il Basso Sangro-Trigno

This paper explores the regeneration of fragile territories, with a focus on the inland areas of the Abruzzo region, through two interrelated lines of investigation. The first concerns the active protection and enhancement of the natural and cultural capital of these areas, with particular attention to the strategic opportunities offered by innovative tools such as Green Communities. This part addresses the relationship between landscape and human presence, proposing new territorial metabolisms capable of both preserving the environment and activating sustainable local development processes, with a specific reference to the Apennine ecoregion. Within this framework, the approach moves beyond the traditional separation between the reuse of the built environment and the reactivation of productive open spaces — agricultural, pastoral, and forestry — recognizing the latter as an essential component of territorial regeneration. The second axis of investigation focuses on the regeneration of the built heritage, particularly in the Basso Sangro-Trigno inland area, where heritage reuse is conceived as a concrete strategy to counter demographic decline, foster new local economies, and strengthen community ties. The integration between built assets and productive landscapes thus emerges as a necessary condition for the effective reactivation of inner areas, based on a systemic and place-based vision.