L’educazione alla cura nella economia circolare. La heritage community degli “Amici delle Marcite” per la conservazione dinamica e partecipata di un paesaggio agrario / Care education in the circular economy. “The Marcite Friends” heritage community for the dynamic and participatory conservation of an agrarian landscape

The conservation of agrarian landscapes as heritage necessitates dynamic approaches, which should adapt to market economic variables and climatic emergencies, while also ddressing the needs of the farmers who manage them and the communities that inhabit them. The objective of this contribution is to illustrate how a heritage community can effectively implement dynamic and participatory conservation of agrarian landscapes by employing a circular economy approach and integrating heritage conservation education within it. The methodology entails an examination of the establishment process of “the Marcite Friends” heritage community in the peri-urban area of Milan. By employing a self-assessment of the process, which combines the steps outlined in the Faro Convention – COE Action Plan with the criteria of Dynamic Conservation as defined by GIAHS – FAO, a compelling example of circular economy emerges. This approach demonstrates its efficacy in generating new employment opportunities and revitalizing values such as trust, inclusion, agricultural knowledge, and techniques, thereby contributing to the redevelopment of the peri-urban landscape and its environmental components.