This contribution will document the transformations that have taken place in a territory which, after man’s intervention, has been flooded with water, changing its configuration from a valley to a lake. The objective is to disseminate and defend the history of a territory as a common asset and resource for sustainable development. The case in question is the ancient Vallis regia in the province of L’Aquila, close to the town of Barrea. In 1951, when a dam was built across the River Sangro, the valley was flooded with the river’s waters, turning it into an artificial basin used as both a reservoir and to produce electricity. There are many, incisive interventions of this kind on our planet; they have not only redesigned a territory, but also changed the way indigenous populations dwell on earth. The aim of the contribution is to find evidence of this vanished landscape and document how such a radical environmental transformation has not only influenced the life of the inhabitants, their culture, and traditions, but also created new scenarios. In fact, we believe that understanding the history of a territory is the key tool we need to safeguard it; a precious resource to be transmitted to future generations in order to achieve economic, environmental and above all cultural sustainability.
Vanished landscapes. New scenarios for dwelling on earth with the awareness of the past for a sustainable future. The ancient Vallis regia, now Lake Barrea / Martone, Maria. - 11(2023), pp. 19-19. (Intervento presentato al convegno XXI International Forum. World heritage and dwelling on earth tenutosi a Napoli-Capri).
Vanished landscapes. New scenarios for dwelling on earth with the awareness of the past for a sustainable future. The ancient Vallis regia, now Lake Barrea
Maria, Martone
2023
Abstract
This contribution will document the transformations that have taken place in a territory which, after man’s intervention, has been flooded with water, changing its configuration from a valley to a lake. The objective is to disseminate and defend the history of a territory as a common asset and resource for sustainable development. The case in question is the ancient Vallis regia in the province of L’Aquila, close to the town of Barrea. In 1951, when a dam was built across the River Sangro, the valley was flooded with the river’s waters, turning it into an artificial basin used as both a reservoir and to produce electricity. There are many, incisive interventions of this kind on our planet; they have not only redesigned a territory, but also changed the way indigenous populations dwell on earth. The aim of the contribution is to find evidence of this vanished landscape and document how such a radical environmental transformation has not only influenced the life of the inhabitants, their culture, and traditions, but also created new scenarios. In fact, we believe that understanding the history of a territory is the key tool we need to safeguard it; a precious resource to be transmitted to future generations in order to achieve economic, environmental and above all cultural sustainability.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.