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Documentation and visions for the reuse of abandoned historical heritage: The case of Alianello in Basilicata, Italy

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  • Marianna Calia,
  • Emanuele Giaccari,
  • Paolo Giannandrea
Marianna Calia
Università degli Studi della Basilicata - DIUSS - Matera
Emanuele Giaccari
UNIBAS
Paolo Giannandrea
UNIBAS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/tema-16932

Published 2026-05-12

Keywords

  • Alianello,
  • Ghost town,
  • Reuse,
  • Building damage,
  • Risk

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Abstract

The research involves different disciplines concerned with the study, knowledge, and monitoring of heritage from landscape, geological, urban, structural, and architectural points of view, aiming to propose design hypotheses and visions for a new use and regeneration of fragile heritage rendered fragile by natural disasters. The case study examined is the historical center of Alianello, a small municipality in the Lucania region in the province of Matera, consisting of a medieval village that is now completely abandoned and whose buildings are in a state of physical and structural decay that could be easily resolved if recognized and consolidated with awareness and critical knowledge through documentation integrated by technical knowledge. The study was articulated by subdividing the urban fabric into 47 building aggregates, the overall damage conditions of which were analyzed, caused by various geomorphologic and seismic disruptions that led to the abandonment of the built-up area, but did not make the structures completely uninhabitable, for which new forms of reuse were hypothesized to enhance and re-inhabit the village. The research, starting from the example of aggregate no. 25, which is particularly significant for its type of construction, highlights the possibility of reuse not for residential purposes but for tourism and recreation, supported by compatible interventions that respect the authoritative laws of nature, based on stable equilibrium under conditions of minimum energy. The proposed redevelopment could bring economic benefits to the few inhabitants, as well as new investment in the landscape redevelopment of the entire area.

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