Fragilità, rischi ambientali e presidio del territorio. Prospettive transdisciplinari a partire dalle aree interne | Fragility, environmental risks and territorial safeguard. Transdisciplinary perspectives from inner areas

This chapter deals with the topic of Inner areas through the lens of territorial fragilities and environmental risks in the context of the current climate crisis. After a brief introduction on the way in which environmental risks are tackled by Italian public policies, the chapter focuses on the SNAI strategy and on other recent policies for Inner areas. It then investigates the attention given to these issues by scientific research in the fields of public policies analysis, political ecology, environmental sociology, urban and territorial studies. While observing interesting crossovers among different disciplinary fields, the chapter delves into some transdisciplinary research on a selection of Inner and marginal areas, often conducted by young scholars, in collaboration with local inhabitants, activists and/or institutions active at different territorial levels. The chapter is concluded by a reflection on the future of the SNAI and of the research on environmental risks in Inner areas, in the context of the Next Generation EU vast funding programme.