The Scattered Park of Locride

Abstract

The scattered park of Locride is a proposal that is part of the debate about territorial development and cultural heritage, in particular, referring to the UN 2030 agenda, it falls in the goal 11, target 11.4 “Strengthen commitments to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage”. Locride, in the eastern area of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, is a territory rich in history, characterized by impressive landscapes and by the presence of important historical and archaeological artefacts. Ruins of a flourishing and complex past mark a territorial area that suffers from lacking on infrastructure and organization. Natural resources, archeology and strong narratives about a dormant past that is just waiting to be awakened, are elements for a new intelligent tourism that could find its take-off place in the crystalline sea, which touches Greece on the opposite shore. Some strengths of the area will be highlighted in the text, together with some critical issues, in order to provide a synthetic but overall vision of the territory. As regards the point on external connections, for the complete implementation of the plan, the completion of the variant on the 106 motorway and its connection to the south with the A2 Mediterranean motorway is planned. From an administrative point of view, the park could have a centralized management capable of possessing the general vision of the project, and capable of coordinating integrated inclusive decision-making strategies. This text is part of a research in progress, therefore aims to illustrate certain elements to trigger reflection for the community, and to represent a summary of the data collected to date.