“New paths of knowledge” in Cilento area. Infrastructure and connection systems throughout history, landscape, architecture and heritage for strategies of sustainable development and territorial enhancement

The paper aims to illustrate the results of a research focused on greenways, conducted in the perspective of proposing the historical investigation as a different method of knowledge and interpretation of internal articulated territories, such as to accompany the most recent international indications on environmental sustainability practices. In this regard, in the context of policies aimed at achieving sustainable development, both the European Union and Italy are focusing their resources on the modernisation of infrastructure and connection systems, reflecting a growing awareness of the urgent need to transform mobility into more eco-sustainable practices. This commitment is expressed globally through the United Nations' 2030 Agenda, which promotes a model of sustainable socio-economic development, with a particular focus on the sustainability of urban areas and the accessibility of mobility systems. On a European scale, however, these proposals manifest themselves more concretely within the European Green Deal of 2019, which aims to drastically reduce CO2 emissions by 2050. In Italy, these objectives are reflected in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), aimed at promoting urban regeneration and the protection of cultural and environmental resources, based on the principles of environmental sustainability and collective mobility. Working in this perspective, this study outlines new green itineraries inserted in the Cilento area, in Campania (Italy). These routes contribute, through the integration of historical, landscape, architectural and cultural elements, to the enhancement of infrastructure, tourist and historical-architectural services. The result of such analysis contributes, therefore, to the recovery and the connection of the inner areas, supporting the local mobility. The realization of knowledge and sustainability-oriented paths offers benefits for tourism and the local economy, contributing to the socio-economic enrichment of the communities involved.