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Landscapes and Wine Production Areas: A Geomorphological Heritage

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Each wine has its own natural and cultural landscape. The present landscape is the result of the interaction of many natural and cultural components. Some Italian areas show an alternance between special natural land features and characteristic cultural arrangements; for example, many vineyards represent a a specific use of specific portions of land and, as such, may be considered to be a very important kind of geomorphologic heritage. These areas require special management aimed at safeguarding both the natural and cultural aspects of the landscape and implementing well-balanced programs for local development that promote the typical production of the wine and its special link with the landscape. A very useful tool for such territorial planning and management is the “Carta della Natura”, a project (Italian Law 394/91) that studies Italian territory following a holistic and multi-scale approach (1:250,000: Landscape Units; 1:50,000 Habitats; 1:10,000: Ecotopes) in order to obtain complete knowledge of the territory and evaluate the state of the environment. By integrating many different types of information, it is possible to analyze the link between vineyard cultivation and landscape within the framework of geomorphological settings. Moreover, it is possible to recognize and identify a number of distinctive landscapes for submission as a protected geoheritage.

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The authors wish to thank Adriano de Ascentiis (Calanchi di Atri Regional Reserve) for the pictures and the very fruitful discussions on the topics of this article; Sarah Morgan, for the revision of the text; Barbara Aldighieri, Fabrizio Galluzzo, Francesco Burragato for valuable suggestions; Gianluigi Giannella for experimental contribution.

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  1. “Carta della Natura” Survey, Department for Nature Defence, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Curtatone 3, 00185, Rome, Italy

    Francesca Romana Lugeri, Roberto Bagnaia & Nicola Lugeri

  2. University Mediterranea, Via Zecca 4, 89125, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Vittorio Amadio

  3. Via San Godenzo 101, Rome, Italy

    Alberto Cardillo

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Lugeri, F.R., Amadio, V., Bagnaia, R. et al. Landscapes and Wine Production Areas: A Geomorphological Heritage. Geoheritage 3, 221–232 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-011-0035-z

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