Il recupero degli spazi aperti di margine nei centri storici minori. L’involucro verde quale possibile mezzo per una strategia d’intervento sostenibile.

Abstract: The smaller historical centers present in the internal areas of the Abruzzo region represent a significant historical and artistic heritage included within a highly seismic territory in which marginality and depopulation have always constituted unfavorable living conditions and intrinsic fragilities. In this context, the post-seismic reconstruction - still in progress - related to the earthquakes of 2009 and 2016 can be evaluated as an opportunity for rebirth. The recovery of open spaces for the redevelopment of the urban fabric is therefore a complementary tool to reconstruction as it has taken on an increasingly integrative role in recent years in the recovery and enhancement of ancient villages. From this perspective, the regeneration activity should not be understood only from a physical-environmental point of view but also with respect to socio-economic prospects capable of promoting urban quality, accessibility and usability. This paper illustrates a meta-project experiment carried out by DICEAA of the University of L’Aquila that concerned the application of contemporary technologies for the creation of green envelopes as an intervention strategy for the recovery of open spaces on the edge of ancient villages. In particular, in order to facilitate a multi-regenerative process, it was considered appropriate to think of a multifunctional green space that, in addition to ensuring a positive impact on the social level, would also allow for the activation of sustainable actions from an environmental point of view.