This paper, within the PRIN-INSITE project, explores the potentialities of geo-paleontological resources as “territorial magnets” able to drive the redevelopment of inner areas also through sustainable slow tourism. It argues for a holistic approach to connect often overlooked, yet unique, territorial assets. In this regard, this part of the research proposes the project of a cycling route whose objective is to connect some of the geo-paleontological deposits present in the Campania region. The layout of the cycling route includes different municipalities located in the Caserta and Benvento provinces. Starting from the site known as “Le Ciampate del Diavolo” (Devil’s Footprints) in Tora and Piccilli (CE), it reaches up to Pietraroja (BN) where the Scipionyx Samniticus fossil was found. To enhance the relevance of these paleontological sites the path has been called “Paleocycling Route”, and it will wind through existing road networks as well as new tracks that cross the Matese Park area. Technically the Paleocycling Route (PCR) is expected to cover approximately 80 km and can be traveled using E-MTBs in about four hours. In this context, we will discuss about the possibilities that this project could offer considering three different but interconnected levels: a) at the administrative level it boosts for a collaborative vision among municipalities involved; b) at territorial level it represents an occasion to invest for social and economical growth in inner areas affected by depopulation and the population aging through sustainable forms of tourism; c) as research line based on the interaction between territory, mobility and environment.

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Cultural Heritage and Territorial Development: The “Paleocycling Route” of Campania

  • Romano Fistola,
  • Rosa Anna La Rocca,
  • Ornella Amore,
  • Ida Zingariello,
  • Carmen Argenio

摘要

This paper, within the PRIN-INSITE project, explores the potentialities of geo-paleontological resources as “territorial magnets” able to drive the redevelopment of inner areas also through sustainable slow tourism. It argues for a holistic approach to connect often overlooked, yet unique, territorial assets. In this regard, this part of the research proposes the project of a cycling route whose objective is to connect some of the geo-paleontological deposits present in the Campania region. The layout of the cycling route includes different municipalities located in the Caserta and Benvento provinces. Starting from the site known as “Le Ciampate del Diavolo” (Devil’s Footprints) in Tora and Piccilli (CE), it reaches up to Pietraroja (BN) where the Scipionyx Samniticus fossil was found. To enhance the relevance of these paleontological sites the path has been called “Paleocycling Route”, and it will wind through existing road networks as well as new tracks that cross the Matese Park area. Technically the Paleocycling Route (PCR) is expected to cover approximately 80 km and can be traveled using E-MTBs in about four hours. In this context, we will discuss about the possibilities that this project could offer considering three different but interconnected levels: a) at the administrative level it boosts for a collaborative vision among municipalities involved; b) at territorial level it represents an occasion to invest for social and economical growth in inner areas affected by depopulation and the population aging through sustainable forms of tourism; c) as research line based on the interaction between territory, mobility and environment.