Planning of historic centers in Sardinia Region: conservation versus valorization of architectural and cultural heritage

Federica Isola;Federica Leone

;Cheti Pira

2019-01-01

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Abstract

Planning of historic centers has acquired a great importance within national, regional and local regulatory framework. The concept of historic center has been characterized by different interpretations and changes due to, on the one hand, the conservation conception, according to which city center is an identity asset, and on the other hand, to the strategic vision where city center is a source of cultural and economic development at the local level. The normative framework concerning city center planning has been characterized by several phases that have influenced and oriented its development. The European Convention on the Landscape and its implementation within the Italian legislation through the Law enacted by Decree no. 42/2004 “Code of cultural and landscape assets” includes historic center planning within the landscape planning. In relation to the case study of the Sardinian Region, after the approval of the Regional Landscape Plan (RLP) the implementation plans of the historic centers (IPHCs) have to comply with the RLP’s Planning implementation code. Moreover, within this process, landscape component and the co-planning approach between regional administration and local municipalities represent two key elements that should address and orient the development of city centers. From this theoretical perspective, this study analyzes the elaboration processes of twenty IPHCs in compliance with the RLP in order to identify the key elements of this process. In particular, the study aims at defining a descriptive and normative framework, based on the key elements identified in the comparative analysis.