Processi di ricostruzione nei territori in contrazione: il driver del capitale naturale alla base del processo di rinascita dei territori colpiti dal sisma 2016. Reconstruction processes in shrinking territories: natural capital as a key driver for the revitalization of areas affected by the 2016 earthquake

The central Italian territories engaged in post-earthquake reconstruction represent an experimental laboratory where ongoing planning and programming efforts shape responses to the disaster by exploring new architectural and territorial forms. These aim to develop more resilient and sustainable structural-functional relationships, acknowledging that the demographic and climate crises are two sides of the same coin. In this context, the Extraordinary Reconstruction Programs offer insights into how planning can effectively support the definition of long-term development trajectories capable of restoring enhanced landscapes and stronger communities. Rebuilding through an environmental approach—less ideological and more operational-design oriented—can foster a flexible convergence between natural capital and communities while outlining a sustainable development model based on the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature.