Abstract
With a length of about 8000 km, the Italian coast represents a dynamic ecosystem where both natural and anthropic processes interact modifying its morphological, biological and physical characteristics. Climate change and anthropic pressure undergo constant changes of the coastal territories, increasing its environmental and social vulnerability levels, forcing its population to live in a condition of uncertainty that can turn into a real economic and social discontent causing territorial depopulation. At the same time, these areas have seen the past 20 years increase the tourism sector with the risk of compromising the landscape and its ecological values. Through research by design methodology, the article promotes a sensitive approach to the coastal areas to design outdoor accommodations as an evolution of traditional camping using temporary and mobile architecture to avoid land consumption. From actual vulnerabilities, new design approaches combine the need to preserve and strengthen the existing landscape with the opportunity to reactivate the coastal territories in which tourism represents the leading economy.
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This data is given by ISPRA (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) that is an Italian public research body supervised by the minister of environment and of the protection of the territory and the sea. The institution carries out a number of tasks of national interest for the protection of the environment.
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ISTAT (Italian National Institute of Statistics) is a public research body that produces official statistics, measuring and analysing collective phenomena in Italy.
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Eden is an initiative of the European Commission aimed at cities between 25,000 and 100,000 inhabitants belonging to EU countries or COSME countries that have adopted strategies to promote sustainable tourism in order to select pioneer destinations.
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Berizzi, C., Capotorto, M., Terlicher, G.N., Trabattoni, L. (2022). Coastal Vulnerability: Sustainable Settlements for Outdoor Tourism. In: Giorgi, E., Cattaneo, T., Flores Herrera, A.M., Aceves Tarango, V.d.S. (eds) Design for Vulnerable Communities. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96866-3_15
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