Prof.Dr.TobiasLuthe(HTWChur,MonVisoIns;tute,USILugano)Dr.RomanoWyss(EPFLLausanne)MelanieRoFmann(MonVisoIns;tute,OberalpGroup)GiacomoLombardo(MayorofOstana,Piedmont,I)SupportedbytheUSIMITMasterstudents2016

Therevivalofresilientmountaincommuni2es

Whatcons*tutesanewmodelofAlpineUrbanism?

ThesuccessstoryofOstana,Piemonte,I

Embeddedinwildnature

Anexperimentalreal-worldlaboratoryforsustainabledesignandlivinginanAlpineenvironment

Afieldexperimentforwholesystemsdesignofbuildingsandtheirintegra2onintotheirnaturalandsocio-culturalsurroundings.

Anon-profitcenterforresearch,educa2onandentrepreneurship.Amee2nghubforlivinganew"AlpineUrbanism“.

TheMonVisoIns2tute

44°69ʹ70.99″N7°18ʹ98.87″W

Defini2onsofcentralconcepts

Resilienceisthecapacityofasystemtoabsorborwithstandperturba;onswhilemaintainingitsbasicfunc;ons(ResilienceAlliance)(adap%veandinnova%vecapacity)UrbanismThecharacteris;cwayoflifeofcitydwellers(Merriam-Webster)

Amenitymigra2onThemovementofpeoplebasedonthedrawofnaturalandorculturalameni;es(Gosnell&Abrams2009)

NewhighlandersPeoplewhodeliberatelyoptforalifeinthemountainsandcontributeinmanycasesthroughentrepreneurshiptoanintegralvillagelife(Löffleretal.2014)

PlanetaryUrbanism(NeilBrenner)Urbandevelopmentisnolongeralocalizedphenomenon,linkedtoplaceswithhighpopula;ondensity,butageneralizedhumancondi;on,linkingplacesofproduc;onandconsump;onaroundtheglobe.

PlanetaryUrbanism(NeilBrenner)

AktuelleSitua2on

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Löffler,R.etal.(2014).NewHighlandersinTradi;onalOutmigra;onAreasintheAlps,JAR,102-3

Thankstothedatacollec2onworkoftheUSIMasterstudentsinOctober2016

Urbanelements–posi2veAninterna2onalstudents‘perspec2ve

Urbanelements–nega2veAninterna2onalstudents‘perspec2ve

Alpineelements–posi2veAninterna2onalstudents‘perspec2ve

Alpineelements–nega2veAninterna2onalstudents‘perspec2ve

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ScalesofTransforma2onsRegion,valley,community,abandonedhouses

ScalesofTransforma2onsRegion,valley,community,abandonedhouses

Ahistorycharacterizedbydemographicandeconomicchange-from1200to5localresidents

RenatoMaurino

Amayordedicatedtobuildupanewcommunityprovidesthebasicinfrastructureandspacefornew

crea;veminds,projectsandfundings

AldoReinieri

EconomicdevelopmentinOstana

Ostanainhabitants‘incomegrowthover10years(L'impostasulredditodellepersonefisichePRPEF)

Theclearcommunica2onofacommonvisionisthebasisforanewsocialnetworkandsupportfroma

strongbasisoftoday45inhabitants

Rebuildingacommunity–thesocialhubandmee2ngpointcrea;ngthecafeandRifugioGalabernatowelcomeboth

guestsandthelocalcommunity

SilviaRovere

Rebuildingacommunity–fosteringpar2cipa2onthroughaboFom-upprocesswithallstakeholders

Rebuildingacommunity–poly-func2onalbuildingaculturalcenterforlocalpeople,visitors,entrepreneurs,

co-workersandgroupac;vi;es

Apoly-func2onalplace

Rebuildingacommunity–avisualchangeofthearchitecture–amel;ngpointoftradi;onand

modernitywiththe‘es;lorus;co‘

Rebuildingacommunity–smallscalewellnesscenterwithgeothermalenergyprovisionfeedsintotheoverall

vision,aFrac;veforbothcommunityandtourists

Rebuildingacommunity–a_rac2ngotherpartnerstheculturalprojectL`AURAScuoladiOstana,acollabora;onwiththeFilmCommissionTorino

FredoValla

Rebuildingacommunity–s2mula2ngprivateini2a2vesIni;a;veAgriturismodiOstana–welcomingguestsand

producingcashmere

Rebuildingacommunity–s2mula2ngprivateini2a2vesAnewmountainagriculture-producinglocalproductsby

youngpeople

SerenaGiraudo

Rebuildingacommunity–s2mula2ngprivateini2a2vesAnewmountainagriculture-producinglocalproductsby

youngpeople

BrunoFerrato

Rebuildingacommunity–seedprojectscreatesynergiesUniversityofTorinoandaprivateinvestor-transforminga

ghostvillageintoaself-sufficient,sustainabletourismcommunity

ManuelLai

Interna2onalyoungpeopleWhatbroughtyoutoOstana–andwhatmaykeepyouthere?

WorldCaféDialogueExchangeanddesignideas

fortherevivalofresilientmountaincommuni2es

1-Collectanddescribesimilaritiesanddifferenceswithotheralpinecommunities:isOstanatransferrable?Whatarechallengesinotherplaces?Focusondemography,culture,dynamictraditionsandqualityoflife.

2-Whatareurbanelementstodevelopinalpineareas?Usethestudents’listandadd/tagyourkeywords;describesimilaritiesanddifferences.

3-SummarizethegroupKindigstopresentthemina5minstoryformat(„inouridealalpinecommunity,intheyear2020,thereis...“)

ClosethebracketDosrealitymatchwiththediscussioninthescien;ficliterature?IsOstanaatransferrrablemodel?Whatdoesthismeanforresilience?Stepsahead?

DankeGraziemilleThankyouMerciTonteGrasie