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Politecnico di Milano

The Giulie Alps between de-growth and resilience: a territorial catalyst for the

Gemonese-Canal del Ferro-Val Canale Comunità Montana

Anna Seravalli Tutor: prof Anna Meroni

Contents

0. Requirements

1. The territory

2. The territorial catalyst

3. Features

4. Prototyping

5. Conclusions

In depth

0 Requirments

Le Alpi e Prealpi Giulie tra decrescita e resilienza: un catalizzatore territoriale per il comprensorio della Comunità Montana de Gemonese, Canal del Ferro e Val Canale.

space and will for experimenting different economic paradigms Twenty years after communism capitalism crashed…, IL, Il sole 24 Ore, April 2009 Textile sectors workes on strike, Udine, 31/03/2009

2009: Economic crisis

emerging of the critical issues of the capitalistic model

urgency for solutions

The Alps

Economy in alpine areas this

environment and community just as “experience” tools

territorial collapse Grossglockner glacier, Austria

Economy in alpine areas …or this

not responding to economic resource standards

gradual abandon of territories

Which economy for territories?

Which role for design?

1 The territory

Le Alpi e Prealpi Giulie tra decrescita e resilienza: un catalizzatore territoriale per il comprensorio della Comunità Montana de Gemonese, Canal del Ferro e Val Canale.

Where?

Where?

Where?

Where?

The border disavantages

conflicts ( I WW, II WW, cold war)

infrastructures (highway,railways…)

“… and then, you know, there was always this tension in the air…. and of course mistrust against Slav minority…I was a child but I still remember very well the sound of rifles loaded by border snipers… ”

(Marisa, Valbruna)

The border disavantages

“… and then, you know, there was always this tension in the air…. and of course mistrust against Slav minority…I was a child but I still remember very well the sound of rifles loaded by border snipers… ”

(Marisa, Valbruna)

dismantling of the borders and military garrisons

collapse of economic system based on the border

The border 1989 and Schengen

“…and it was very quick, and in some way also unexpected: for example, I was major at that time, when they decided to close the old railway

they only gave us three months notice …they didn’t gave us the time to find a different solution…"

(Sandro, Chiusaforte)

The border 1989 and Schengen

Weakness economy

few industries distressed by the crisis

weak attempts in touristic field

average age of agriculturist 65 years

“…the worst thing is that people bartered local working culture and values for a job at the railway…So when Schengen arrived we had already lost everything…”

(Igor, Fusine)

Weakness community

the later valleys are, almost all, emptied

progressive population ageing

alarming data about health

Weakness community

“… our people dies early and dies suffering, because they die of cancer… respiratory airways cancer and we have

the highest national suicide rate…” (Antonella, head of local social services)

Strengths environment

very well preserved

strong variety

“… unlike a lot of places in the Alps, here, since there was this border economy, the environments preserved very well especially in the lateral valleys…”

(Sandro, Chiusaforte)

Strengths community

unique cultural heritage

strong sense of identity and belongingness

Strengths community

unique cultural heritage

strong sense of identity and belongingness

“…first I served an austrian woman in German, then there was an old lady from Ugovizza and we talked in Slovenian,

then there was this italian woman and when I talked to her in Italian… she looked at me astonished: “How many languages do you know?!”

(Paola, Ugovizza)

…so?

“… sometimes being late can be an advantage…”

Vicious circle

2 The territorial catalyst

Territorial catalyst why “territorial”?

eco-socio-economic system (autosustainability Magnaghi, degrowth, Latouche)

Territorial catalyst why “territorial”?

eco-socio-economic system (autosustainability Magnaghi, degrowth, Latouche)

territory life depends on features balance (resilience, Roegen)

Territorial catalyst why “territorial”?

eco-socio-economic system (autosustainability Magnaghi, degrowth, Latouche)

territory life depends on features balance (resilience, Roegen)

economic system as groups of linked semi autonomous territories

Territorial catalyst why “catalyst”?

it reduces activation energy, it facilitates reactions

it speeds up the change based on available resources

Territorial catalyst it reconstructs local context

it facilitates networks creation: connecting available actors and resources

it eases information and ideas spreading

it supports the testing and development of new eco-socio-economic activities

it provides local Solutions and Personal Resources empowering (A. Sen)

Territorial catalyst a local case study: community diaries

it developed a local economic network

it reinforced local social structure

it answered to the community needs

agriculture-breeding focus

informal catalyst

Territorial design for the autosustainability

industrial design

designing a product or a service

territorial design for the autosustainability

implementing design possibility

improving territorial resilience improving incomes

Improving wellbeing (Sen definition) improving wellbeing (GDP)

enlarged design community unique purchaser

local needs market needs

glocal global

activator user

resilience and symbiosis competition

Le Alpi e Prealpi Giulie tra decrescita e resilienza: un catalizzatore territoriale per il comprensorio della Comunità Montana del Gemonese, Canal del Ferro e Val Canale.

3 Features

EcCoLo catalyst features

planning supporting

experimenting formation

Planning directions and coordination

developing of shared scenarios

definition of guide lines for local action

coordination of the catalyst activities

Supporting desks providing Solutions

Connecting. improving agencies and institutions facilities

Solving. service agency based on local providers

Observing. territory needs and activities monitoring

Experimenting Degrowth Labs

creating local actors network

finalized to economic autosustainability

supporting entrepreneurial experiments local based

specific knowledge and case study diffusion

Formation development of Personal Resources

training for service providers

general growth

ideas spreading

development of vocational skills

System map

Multi-service center the net of local business

a well-spread net

reference point for communities

4 Prototyping

MSC storyboard “Basic Involment”

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5 Conclusions

Le Alpi e Prealpi Giulie tra decrescita e resilienza: un catalizzatore territoriale per il comprensorio della Comunità Montana de Gemonese, Canal del Ferro e Val Canale.

System map

System map

Public presentation

local agencies, small business, companies, inhabitants, associations

municipalities: financing

local agencies: it could be possible to start implementing part of project

small business: good way to enhance relationship btw citizen and institutions

association: good way to enhance local resources and support local activities

inhabitant: providing services means easing people life

trade unions: collaboration btw agencies it’s fundamental

company: it’s useful to have a place that support new activities and give tips

Final considerations

Desks, connecting and observing: - improving relationships between local agencies, istitutions and territory

- improving of territorial planning and management desks staff as new actors: professional skills+territorial knowledge

Desks, solving: - qualified facilities available on the territory

- development of a service economy development of vocational skills new tool for public service providing (regional law 1 /2006)

Solving, voucher: - proven tool against “under the table” work - new possibility to provide public funding: on the specific service - development as local currency

Degrowth labs: - local tested activities - data base of specific knowledge and case study.

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