The Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro Convention, 2005) has among its main goals the recognition of the right to cultural heritage as a right to participate in cultural life, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established in Art. 2 that «heritage community consists of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit to future generations». In this sense, the processes of participation of communities in the planning of actions aimed at the restoration and enhancement of cultural heritage is a social right and duty for a community that wants to be defined as active and inclusive. The inclusion of the «heritage community» within the decision-making process is therefore a fundamental moment for the definition of strategies, intentions, will, and choices of use, respecting historical values, culture, and memory that the population identifies in its buildings and its ancient urban center. An experiment in this sense was conducted in Marigliano, an Italian town of about 30,000 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in which a participatory process of listening to the community aimed at sharing the restoration strategies and defining a range of opportunities for reuse and re-functionalization for one of the most identity buildings in the city. The case analyzed is Palazzo Nicotera, a large architectural aggregate, the result of the union of four noble palaces and that constitutes the door of the historic center of Roman origin, donated by the last heir of the family (1953) to the main parish town that, recently, in the perspective of reactivating, albeit very partially, this heritage, and making it accessible to the community, has initiated street art practices through events and installations. In this direction, a path of collaboration with the Parish has been inserted, during which, a day of dissemination of studies conducted on the building, and was launched an online questionnaire through which information was collected, ideas and intentions of the community to which the building itself will be destined, as per the will of the donor, and consistent with the predictions of the recently approved Urban Plan that allocates it to large public equipment for culture and social use. The essay aims to illustrate the process that led, through the listening and sharing phases, to the definition of strategies for the possible restoration of the complex: a community building for the community.
The Role of Community in Historical Center Development Plans and in Regenerating Heritage. A Case in Naples Metropolitan Area
M. Villani
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2026
Abstract
The Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Faro Convention, 2005) has among its main goals the recognition of the right to cultural heritage as a right to participate in cultural life, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which established in Art. 2 that «heritage community consists of people who value specific aspects of cultural heritage which they wish, within the framework of public action, to sustain and transmit to future generations». In this sense, the processes of participation of communities in the planning of actions aimed at the restoration and enhancement of cultural heritage is a social right and duty for a community that wants to be defined as active and inclusive. The inclusion of the «heritage community» within the decision-making process is therefore a fundamental moment for the definition of strategies, intentions, will, and choices of use, respecting historical values, culture, and memory that the population identifies in its buildings and its ancient urban center. An experiment in this sense was conducted in Marigliano, an Italian town of about 30,000 inhabitants located in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in which a participatory process of listening to the community aimed at sharing the restoration strategies and defining a range of opportunities for reuse and re-functionalization for one of the most identity buildings in the city. The case analyzed is Palazzo Nicotera, a large architectural aggregate, the result of the union of four noble palaces and that constitutes the door of the historic center of Roman origin, donated by the last heir of the family (1953) to the main parish town that, recently, in the perspective of reactivating, albeit very partially, this heritage, and making it accessible to the community, has initiated street art practices through events and installations. In this direction, a path of collaboration with the Parish has been inserted, during which, a day of dissemination of studies conducted on the building, and was launched an online questionnaire through which information was collected, ideas and intentions of the community to which the building itself will be destined, as per the will of the donor, and consistent with the predictions of the recently approved Urban Plan that allocates it to large public equipment for culture and social use. The essay aims to illustrate the process that led, through the listening and sharing phases, to the definition of strategies for the possible restoration of the complex: a community building for the community.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
