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Repopulating abandoned villages, new housing strategies for the pandemic
Social distancing has brought the issue of repopulating abandoned villages and inland areas to the forefront. Italian experiences speak of the situations of communities, policies and projects which for years have been seeking an answer to the issue of empty inland areas and the country's two thousand semi-abandoned villages. The pandemic has accentuated the problem of lost places and shone a spotlight on these settlements, which could actually become a partial response to Covid-19. Today we must ask ourselves whether living in villages or small towns could be a model for a way of life that offers protection, or whether it is an experimental retreat, an act of bucolic revenge by those who have always been against cities and their lifestyle.
Repopulating abandoned villages, new housing strategies for the pandemic
Social distancing has brought the issue of repopulating abandoned villages and inland areas to the forefront. Italian experiences speak of the situations of communities, policies and projects which for years have been seeking an answer to the issue of empty inland areas and the country's two thousand semi-abandoned villages. The pandemic has accentuated the problem of lost places and shone a spotlight on these settlements, which could actually become a partial response to Covid-19. Today we must ask ourselves whether living in villages or small towns could be a model for a way of life that offers protection, or whether it is an experimental retreat, an act of bucolic revenge by those who have always been against cities and their lifestyle.
Repopulating abandoned villages, new housing strategies for the pandemic
Enrico Bascherini (author)
2020
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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borgo , riabitare , restanza , Architecture , NA1-9428
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