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Hydroelectric heritage in Southern Italy: lake Nitti and the Muro Lucano hydroelectric plant. A case study
No full textThe chapter explores the double fragility of Southern Italy’s hydroelectric heritage using the Muro Lucano Hydroelectric Plant and Lake Nitti as a case study. From the start of the 20th century, through Francesco Nitti's advocacy for nationalizing water resources and Angelo Omodeo’s analysis of the hydrogeological challenges of the water landscape in the Mezzogiorno, this contribution highlights the peculiar condition of hydropower infrastructure in Muro Lucano, through the lens of Nitti's Special Law for Basilicata and the post-World War II hydroelectric power decline due to technological shifts and the Vajont tragedy. The chapter datails the Muro Lucano Dam case study construction challenges, decline, and socio-economic impact, and it concludes advocating for its protection and integration into regional development
Nuevas orientaciones para el patrimonio hidroeléctrico: un itinerario por los valles occitanos de Cuneo,Italia
No full textThe Occitan valleys of Cuneo, Italy, present an interesting case study for the valorisation of the hydroelectric heritage. The development of tourist infrastructures has left these valleys behind, and today, they're depopulated and under-appreciated, although they're full of natural and cultural resources, including hydroelectric heritage. Many different itineraries cross this area: the Via Alpina, the GTA, the Sentiero Italia and many other shorter trails.These routes can be used to create new itineraries that require minimal interventions to valorise the hydroelectric heritage of these valleyse and merge naturalistic and cultural tourism to create a positive feedback for the territory
Conservazione e recupero delle architetture autoriali delle Cartiere Burgo | Conservation and reuse of the authorial architectures of the Cartiere Burgo
Full text linkArchitecture is inherently subject to change. Designed to meet functional needs, it must adapt to evolving user re-quirements and changing regulations. Preserving architecture means managing change without compromising its integrity or cultural values, balancing the replacement of the parts with the preservation of authenticity. While the conservation of 20th century heritage has long been debated, outcomes often fail to «envision changes without be-traying the legacy and spirit» of that architecture. To avoid distortion, «the demands of both conservation and change must be served simultaneously» , respecting the building’s architectural, functional, and material specifici-ties.
This paper examines two notable cases: the Burgo paper mill in Mantua, designed by Pier Luigi Nervi (1961-1964), whose restoration won the 2021 DOCOMOMO Rehabilitation Award; and the Burgo administrative offices in San Mauro Torinese (Torino), designed by Oscar Niemeyer (1978-81), now undergoing functional revitalization
El patrimonio hidroeléctrico: un recurso cultural para la reurbanización de los territorios
No full textThe Maira Valley is part of the Occitan valleys in the Province of Cuneo, and is characterized by a rich architectural, cultural and landscape heritage, which the inhabitants know how to effectively enhance for the redevelopment of the territories. Dronero, the town located right at the entrance of the valley, often organizes cultural initiatives thanks to local associations, such as the “Un Borgo Ritrovato” event organized by the “Dronero Cult” Association.
However, the hydroelectric heritage is not included in these activities, although in the valley there are four historical power plants, the decommissioned Combamala dam and several more recently constructed plants. A few cultural and communication initiatives have been carried out in the past, such as the photographic exhibition “100 Years of Energy in the Maira Valley – Hydroelectric Between Past and Future”. Furthermore, the public-private company Maira S.p.A. operating in the valley organizes once a year visits to a hydroelectric power plant and manages, in coordination with the Comunità Montana Valli Grana and Maira, an Info-point on water resource management.
The implementation of the educational and cultural offer through the valorisation of the hydroelectric heritage and the creation of a synergic relationship with other cultural resources and initiatives would contribute to expand the audience of visitors and, at the same time, promote a deeper knowledge of the area among the participants in the activities. Furthermore, the challenges related to climate change and the consequent increasing importance of renewable energy are factors adding relevance to this heritage, which could successfully become a catalyst for initiatives aimed at promoting environmental education and awareness
Recupero e valorizzazione dei depositi ferroviari circolari
No full textIl patrimonio ferroviario è una testimonianza significativa dello sviluppo economico, industriale e tecnologico di un Paese. Esso rappresenta non solo l'evoluzione dei sistemi di trasporto, ma anche i cambiamenti sociali, culturali e territoriali che la ferrovia ha contribuito a determinare. L'infrastruttura ferroviaria è infatti un elemento identificativo che racconta la transizione da un'economia agricola a una società industriale con la creazione di grandi reti nazionali; preservare questo patrimonio significa quindi preservare la memoria di una parte importante della storia recente del Paese. La presentazione si concentra sul deposito ferroviario circolare, ampiamente utilizzato in diversi paesi europei, evidenziando le misure di conservazione, restauro e valorizzazione che sono state realizzate nel deposito ferroviario di Torino, nella rotonda ferroviaria di Chambéry e nei due depositi circolari del Deutsches Technikmuseum e dell'Industriesalon Schöneweide a Berlino
Heritage at risk: documenting and valorising ice-houses in mountain territories
No full textThroughout history, people have always faced challenges in the collection and distribution of water in its various forms. The collection and transportation of ice, in particular, posed significant difficulties. Since ancient times, ice storage and distribution systems, such as ice-houses, have been employed globally.
Mediterranean countries have, over time, developed extensive ice storage and distribution networks. Snow was collected at high altitudes and stored in ice-houses located in the mountains, and artificial lakes were constructed for the specific purpose of ice production. Ice-houses belonged to one of two categories: those strategically located near production areas, serving as summer storage facilities, and those situated in villages on plains, where ice was stored after purchase.
Today, ice-houses risk being forgotten. While a few of them are still used, for example, for ageing wine, most of them have long been lost to memory or fallen into disrepair. Only a very small number of ice-houses, such as the Madonnina ice-house in the Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountain, are being protected and enhanced as part of the local built heritage.
This contribution aims to raise awareness of the heritage of ice-houses to foster their preservation and enhance them. This can be achieved through the systematic documentation of ice-houses and the systems employed for ice preservation, thereby ensuring the long-term conservation and effective appreciation of these structures
Climat de France, Algeri. La memoria è il luogo in cui accadono le cose per la seconda volta
Full text linkIl progetto per un memoriale al Climat de France di Algeri comporta la lettura, scomposizione e ricomposizione delle forme archetipiche dell’e-dificio di Fernand Pouillon. Dagli elementi dati e riconosciuti, l’obiettivo è creare una nuova composizione formale contenuta all’interno della corte, cuore della comunità che abita l’edificio. Il posizionamento nel centro della monumentale piazza delle Duecento Colonne riporta lo spazio nella vita quotidiana degli abitanti: il memoriale non è oggetto di contemplazione, ma elemento spaziale accessibile, vivo e malleabile, in cui i fruitori lasciano il loro segno con la continua riappropriazione dello spazio. Il progetto è un anti-monumento, ribaltando il rapporto oggetto/osservatore attraverso una lettura archeologica dell’architettura
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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