Dall’interesse archeologico ai Piani Quadro Tratturo. La pianificazione territoriale nel contesto ad alto pregio culturale ed ambientale del Tratturo Magno.

Today, the ancient routes of transhumance (Tratturi) represent an inestimable historical and cultural heritage. This fact is underlined by its inclusion in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO (2019). Moreover, from the first decades of the last century, the strong migration from the Italian internal areas has caused a slow and inexorable decline of transhumance with the Tratturi’s abandonment. Consequently, Tratturi have been deeply transformed. This work traces the evolution of sectoral legislation that tries to safeguard their historical and cultural identity, but on the other hand, it has created a tangle of laws from which it is difficult to identify the competencies assigned, from time to time, to different institutions. Through the analysis of the Piani Quadro Tratturo and the use of GIS technologies, this work proposes a possible alternative for the management and monitoring of Tratturi’s soils.