Mountain Regions in Transition

craft competence center anti-fragile territories

The Forum “Mountain Regions in Transition: planning, design and conservation towards antifragility” consists of three seminars aimed at fostering connections between academia and local institutions around the theme of integrated, trans-scalar, and multidisciplinary spatial actions encompassing landscape-territorial, architectural, and heritage conservation perspectives. The series explores how these approaches can support the transition of remote and cross-border Alpine territories in response to ongoing global economic transformations (such as digitalization and the Green Deal) and the challenges posed by climate change and natural hazards.

The seminars not only provide an overview of ongoing research and projects at national and European levels but also serve as an opportunity for reconnaissance and critical reflection on the development of the current research within the Department, which is increasingly focusing on mountain areas, including through participation in competitive funding programs.

Building upon the analytical framework, the second session will focus on renewing policies driving transformation in mountain territories and the challenges faced by those responsible for implementing proposed actions. The session will explore the role and impact of policies and actions in local initiatives. Particular attention will be given to the relationship between top-down and bottom-up approaches and the evaluation through case studies.

Prossimo seminario

25/11/2025: #3 _ Impact [on contexts through research]. Actions as a Driver for Territorial Regeneration

Relatori: Michael Roth, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management; Luisa Pedrazzini, Fondazione Politecnico di Milano; Federica Romagnoli e Paola Fontanella Pisa, GLOMOS- EURAC Reasearch & UNU-EHS; Tiziano Maffezzini, Presidente UNCEM Lombardia, Pietro Maspes, INU Lombardia

Discussants: Roberto Dini, DAD Politecnico di Torino, Nunzi Oteri e Andrea Arcidiacono, DAStU Politecnico di Milano

Chair: Gioele Rossi, Stefano Di Vita, DAStU Politecnico di Milano

Responsabili: Alisia Tognon, Stefano Di Vita, Francesca Vigotti

Contatti: alisia.tognon@polimi.it