FROM “INNER PERIPHERIES” TOWARDS “INNER AREAS”: METHODS AND TOOLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE "PLACE BASED” STRATEGIC DESIGN

The desire to address the issue of inner peripheries stems from the awareness of these realities' importance for sustainable territorial development. In the context of the current environmental crisis, these realities are in most cases still capable of providing ecosystem services. There is an increasingly urgent need to develop valorisation strategies with a broad and multidisciplinary approach to protect and enhance the remaining natural capital and to address social, cultural, environmental and economic issues. In this context, it may be useful to develop operational tools to support local administrations and stakeholders in choosing the most effective actions to be implemented in these areas. The PhD thesis illustrates an experiment on current territorial planning in line with the National Strategy for Inner Areas. The aim is to activate a territory made up of ultra-peripheral municipalities to embark on a sustainable and resilient development path.