Descrizione del progetto
I problemi economici dell’Europa rurale stimolano una soluzione turistica innovativa
Negli angoli più tranquilli delle regioni rurali europee, le sfide economiche persistono e minacciano il tessuto stesso delle comunità locali. Alle prese con il turismo stagionale e la riduzione della popolazione, queste zone periferiche si trovano di fronte a un futuro incerto. In questo contesto, il progetto CULTURALITY, finanziato dall’UE, mira a far rivivere questi paesaggi sbloccando il potenziale culturale e creativo in essi racchiuso, promuovendo lo sviluppo sostenibile e favorendo il turismo nell’arco di tutto l’anno. L’intento è quello di favorire la creazione di posti di lavoro e l’insediamento stabile della popolazione. Il progetto, che pone l’accento sull’inclusività, risponde alle esigenze di gruppi vulnerabili come le donne, gli anziani e i giovani. La forza di CULTURALITY risiede nel suo approccio collaborativo e multidisciplinare, che riunisce team internazionali per garantire un ricco arazzo di competenze e risultati ottimali.
Obiettivo
The main objective of the project is to contribute to the promotion of cultural and creative tourism activities, considering the different capacities, resources, and specificities (material, creative, human...) of the territories, as a mean to help with the sustainable development of peripheral rural areas, favoring job creation and population settlement. For this, the potential of its cultural heritage will be researched, taking into account both the artisan material culture (techniques, materials, patterns and decorative elements), as well as the intangible culture (music, oral knowledge and culinary traditions) as a resource.
To promote non-seasonal tourism as a form of sustainable development with a stable population settlement we are going to research the crafts linked to the territory and their implications, but we will also carry out a documentation of the productive processes. First and foremost, we are going to cater to the necessities of the local communities and pay attention to aspects related to societal groups at risk of exclusion, such as women, the elderly and the youth.
All this will be developed from a multidisciplinary perspective, for which we will count on the various teams —most of them linked to different countries— that will be part of the consortium. Each of these partners will contribute to the development, as well as to the final result of the project through input directly related to their area of expertise: for example, among the collaborators we have intellectual teams specialized in the digitalization of heritage, research, or communication and dissemination, as well as as various institutions that will act as a testing ground for the more practical parts of the proposal. However, if something will characterize our work, it will be the constant collaboration between all parties, as well as the exchange of advice and experiences that will help to enrich collective knowledge and guarantee optimal results.
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