Transhumance, as a silvo-pastoral practice, was widespread in the south of Italy. The study aims to retrieve information on the practice of transhumance in areas very close to the city of Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy, in order to reconstruct the tracks used in the past to bring the flocks to high altitude pastures. Using an exploratory and descriptive case study method we are able to provide focus on the phenomenon by analyzing and recording relevant elements useful for the valorization and development of these routes. In parti- cular, two routes have been identified, which reach Aspromonte, and which could be recovered in a cultural, tourist, environmental and social key taking into account the peculiarities of the individual territorial areas in terms of naturalistic and landscape features. In this perspective, the memory of the shepherds' paths can become an innovative element and its conservation can become a deve- lopment factor for economic enhancement activities.
Il termine transumanza deriva dal latino “trans” (al di là) e “humus” (terra), attraverso la terra, perché la pratica di gestione delle greggi e delle mandrie comporta lo spostamento periodico fra due, e occasionalmente più di due, pascoli complementari, che vengono sfruttati stagionalmente, situati in pianura, fondovalle o in montagna, affinché il bestiame possa trovare le migliori disponibilità alimentari e di benessere in relazione alla stagione.Attualmente la tradizionale pratica di migrazione stagionale del bestiame ha perso la sua valenza come modello economico, ma al contrario ha assunto la valenza di memoria storica di antichi metodi silvopastorali e di patrimonio storico e culturale immateriale dell’Unesco (iscritta nel dicembre 2019).
LA TRANSUMANZA NELLE PRATICHE SILVO-PASTORALI: DUE PERCORSI IN ASPROMONTE (CALABRIA)
Privitera DonatellaPenultimo
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2020-01-01
Abstract
Transhumance, as a silvo-pastoral practice, was widespread in the south of Italy. The study aims to retrieve information on the practice of transhumance in areas very close to the city of Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy, in order to reconstruct the tracks used in the past to bring the flocks to high altitude pastures. Using an exploratory and descriptive case study method we are able to provide focus on the phenomenon by analyzing and recording relevant elements useful for the valorization and development of these routes. In parti- cular, two routes have been identified, which reach Aspromonte, and which could be recovered in a cultural, tourist, environmental and social key taking into account the peculiarities of the individual territorial areas in terms of naturalistic and landscape features. In this perspective, the memory of the shepherds' paths can become an innovative element and its conservation can become a deve- lopment factor for economic enhancement activities.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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