This course delves into multi-disciplinary approaches to enhance inner territories focusing on socio-economic analyses, design strategies and policies. Inner territories, characterized by rural landscapes, small towns, and underdeveloped infrastructure, present challenges and opportunities for sustainable development. Central to this course is the integration of architectural heritage into enhancement strategies, recognizing the cultural, historical, and economic values embedded in these regions. Based on the results achieved in the context of the Research Project of National Interest (PRIN) "Branding4Resilience", approaches, methods, and application cases at both national and international levels are presented and analysed.

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DAY 1 9.00 - 10.00 | Diana Rolando – Presentation of the course 10.00 - 13.00 | Sara Favargiotti – Adaptive strategies for the transformation of resilient infrastructures and rural landscapes: the Val di Sole territorial context 14.00 - 16.00 | Students' interactive learning activities with Prof.ssa Sara Favargiotti DAY 2 10.00 - 13.00 | Barbara Lino – Branding and strategic planning for inner territories: enhancing local identity and community resilience in the Sicani territorial context 14.00 - 16.00 | Students' interactive learning activities with Prof.ssa Barbara Lino DAY 3 10.00 - 13.00 | Maddalena Ferretti – Adaptive reuse and multi-scalar approaches for built heritage: the territorial context of the Appennino Basso Pesarese e Anconetano 14.00 - 16.00 | Students' interactive learning activities with Prof.ssa Maddalena Ferretti DAY 4 10.00 - 13.00 | Diana Rolando, Alice Barreca, Giorgia Malavasi, Manuela Rebaudengo – Economic Evaluation and Territorial Enhancement: Strategies for Sustainable Development in the Alta Valsesia territorial context 14.00 - 16.00 | Students' interactive learning activities with Prof.sse Diana Rolando, Alice Barreca, Giorgia Malavasi, Manuela Rebaudengo DAY 5 9.00 - 13.00 | Students’ final presentations and final round table Guest Lectures: SARA FAVARGIOTTI Sara Favargiotti is an Italian architect and academic specializing in landscape architecture and urban design. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Trento. She holds a Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Design from IUAV University of Venice and has conducted research at prestigious institutions such as Harvard Graduate School of Design, Leibniz Universität Hannover, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is the Principal Investigator of several research projects, including the EIT Food project "HelpFood 4.0", the Fondazione Caritro project on the UNESCO candidacy of the Trentino fort system, and PRIN B4R - Branding4Resilience (Tourist infrastructure as a tool to enhance small villages by drawing resilient communities and new open habitats, 2020-2024), where she coordinates the Trentino research Unit. With extensive teaching experience, she has lectured at Harvard, Barcelona, Innsbruck, and Mendrisio, supervising numerous PhD and master’s theses and organizing workshops and research activities focused on landscape, urban resilience, and infrastructure regeneration. Her publications include “Airport On-hold: Towards Resilient Infrastructures” (2016) and “Airfield Manual: A Field Guide to the Transformation of Abandoned Airports” (2017, co-authored with Charles Waldheim). She is also the co-founder of the Rural Commons Festival and the RUMA Agency, an innovative start-up focused on sustainable design. A member of IASLA (Italian Academic Society of Landscape Architecture), her work revolves around sustainability, territorial resilience, and cultural heritage enhancement. MADDALENA FERRETTI Maddalena Ferretti is an Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM). She holds an International PhD in Architecture from IUAV Venice and has an extensive background in architecture, urban design, and planning. Since 2017, she has been a member of the Hub for Heritage and Habitat research group and serves as President of the five-year Master’s Program in Building Engineering-Architecture at UNIVPM (confirmed until 2027). Her research interests focus on urban regeneration, adaptive reuse, branding strategies, and territorial resilience. She has been the Principal Investigator and National Scientific Coordinator of the PRIN B4R - Branding4Resilience project (Tourist infrastructure as a tool to enhance small villages by drawing resilient communities and new open habitats, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, 2020-2024). She also coordinates international and national research projects, including "Accessible and Inclusive Historic Centres" (2023-2025) and "STEPS", a project on sustainable tourism. Previously, she was a Post-Doc Researcher at Leibniz Universität Hannover (2012-2017) and worked as an architect and urban designer at RicciSpaini Architects in Rome. Her research has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2021) and published in books such as Atlante Branding4Resilience (2024) and Scenarios and Patterns for Regiobranding (2018). She has lectured at international universities (Hamburg, Paris, London, New York) and actively contributes to the scientific debate on urban and rural transformation, advocating for strategic, multi-scalar design approaches. BARBARA LINO Barbara Lino is an Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the Department of Architecture, University of Palermo. She holds a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning from the same university and has developed expertise in urban regeneration, waterfront transformation, cultural policies, and strategic planning. Her research particularly focuses on peripheral urban areas, metropolitan dynamics, and territorial dispersion phenomena. She has been the Principal Investigator of the Palermo Research Unit for the PRIN 2017 - B4R (Branding4Resilience) project, which explores tourist infrastructure as a tool to enhance small villages by fostering resilient communities and open habitats. Additionally, she has coordinated research on urban regeneration processes and strategic planning methodologies, contributing to national and international projects. Barbara Lino teaches various courses, including "Urban and Regional Policies" (Spatial Planning Master's Program) and "Urban Planning Laboratory" (Industrial Design program). She has also lectured on strategies and services for territorial development and urban planning and territorial governance, supervising numerous master's theses. Her academic contributions include numerous publications on urban resilience, cultural heritage management, and planning strategies for inner areas. She is a member of the Italian Society of Urban Planners (SIU) and the National Institute of Urban Planning (INU). Through her work, Lino promotes incremental and adaptive development strategies for fragile territories, with a focus on branding, participatory planning, and the sustainable transformation of urban and rural environments.

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P.D.2-2 - Settembre

DAY 1 - 8 SETTEMBRE 9.00 - 10.00 - Sala Ciribini Diana Rolando Presentation of the course 10.00 - 13.00 Diana Rolando, Manuela Rebaudengo, Alice Barreca and Giorgia Malavasi “Economic Evaluation and Territorial Enhancement: Strategies for Sustainable Development in the Alta Valsesia territorial context" 14.00 - 16.00 Students' interactive learning activities with Diana Rolando, Manuela Rebaudengo, Alice Barreca and Giorgia Malavasi DAY 2 - 9 SETTEMBRE 10.00 - 13.00 - Sala Ciribini Sara Favargiotti and Chiara Chioni "Adaptive strategies for the transformation of resilient infrastructures and rural landscapes: the Val di Sole territorial context" 14.00 - 16.00 Students' interactive learning activities with Sara Favargiotti and Chiara Chioni DAY 3 - 10 SETTEMBRE 10.00 - 13.00 - Sala Mollino Barbara Lino "Branding and strategic planning for inner territories: enhancing local identity and community resilience in the Sicani territorial context" 14.00 - 16.00 Students' interactive learning activities with Barbara Lino and Annalisa Contato DAY 4 - 11 SETTEMBRE 10.00 - 13.00 - Sala Mollino Maddalena Ferretti "Adaptive reuse and multi-scalar approaches for built heritage: the territorial context of the Appennino Basso Pesarese e Anconetano” 14.00 - 16.00 Students' interactive learning activities with Maddalena Ferretti and Benedetta Di Leo DAY 5 - 12 SETTEMBRE 9.00 - 13.00 - Sala Mollino Students’ final presentations and final round table