Project for the development of rural and peri-urban territories: district networks and models

Working on local development, especially in rural and peri-urban territories, means connecting the material resources of the territory to the intangible processes that produce wealth and wellbeing, inclusiveness and a sense of belonging. The construction of networks, from the material which encourage physical interaction, to the intangible which encourage social interaction and the exchange of ideas, is the way in which this relationship may be translated into organisational models and systems. This paper investigates the way in which the issue is tackled by the cultural technology of the project, suggesting possible solutions for overcoming the management model in favour of vocational clusters within which the economic and social stakeholders who produce effective innovation are better represented.