Reactivating Rural Futures: Smart Rehabilitation and Contemporary Valorisation of Traditional Minor Centres in the Madonie UNESCO Geopark

This event focuses on the regeneration and contemporary valorisation of minor urban centres, rural inner areas, and traditional and vernacular architecture that are often marginalised in mainstream planning, design and policy frameworks. By positioning the Madonie UNESCO Global Geopark in Sicily, Italy, as a living laboratory, the initiative explores how cultural, architectural and landscape heritage can become a driver for sustainable development, social cohesion and renewed local identity.