HERITAGE AND PRESIDIUM” DELLE AREE RURALI. L’ESPERIENZA DI “VILLAGE OF TRADITION”

Heritage and presidium of rural areas. The Village of Tradition experience. The study illustrates a Project for the regeneration of rural areas, focusing on social resilience. Based on the based on the evolution of the scientific interpretation of the concept, the paper opens a reflection on the resilience of the elderly as a crucial element for the vitality and sustainability of rural communities. Life experiences and a profound knowledge of local traditions constitute a wealth of knowledge that can act as a catalyst for the regeneration of places, as emerged from the evidence gathered during the early stages of the Campania Region’s Village of Tradition Project.