Le Vie del Mediterraneo. Un progetto di riuso per la Linea S. Vito Marina-Castel di Sangro

Medways. A project for the reuse of the Line San Vito Marina-Castel di Sangro The revitalization of small historic centers, affected by depopulation, socio-economic decline and abandonment of the built and infrastructural heritage, can be faced through a holistic vision, bearer of effective cognitive approaches and integrated regeneration strategies. The research path and project experimentation illustrated in this contribution are in line with this vision aimed at keeping together the ranks of a possible mending due to that territorial capital consisting of material and immaterial networks that link the smaller centers to each other and to the most dynamic contexts. This research activity is configured as the outcome of the convergence and coordination between two research paths: the project Resilience Paths illustrated in this book and the project Fragile Territories held by the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies of the Politecnico di Milano. In particular, this study focuses on the divested minor lines that connect the inner areas to the Mediterranean coast, investigating with an interdisciplinary approach the opportunities that emerge from a possible strengthening of the cycle/pedestrian system. This contribution therefore intends to investigate the main fragilities and resources of the Abruzzo territory between the Adriatic coast and the inner areas of Basso Sangro in the Province of Chieti, along the Sangritana Adriatic Railway (FAS), which is affected by the phenomena of divestment strongly interrelated with the phenomena of depopulation and economic decline. Starting from the awareness of these fragilities, the second part proposes an intervention methodology for the reconfiguration of the infrastructural system in a sustainable perspective, paying attention to the feasibility of a cycle path between San Vito Marina and Lanciano, within the framework of an intermodal mobility system.