What Is the Relationship between Collective Memory and the Commoning Process in Historical Building Renovation Projects? The Case of the Mas di Sabe, Northern Italy

Valentina-Miriam Cittati (), Jessica Balest and Dagmar Exner
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Valentina-Miriam Cittati: Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, 39100 Bozen, Italy
Jessica Balest: Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, 39100 Bozen, Italy
Dagmar Exner: Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research, 39100 Bozen, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-20

Abstract: In Italy, an increasing number of historical buildings have been abandoned in the last decades. As a response, some local administrations decided to foster renovation projects to preserve their heritage for future generations. Among them, the northern municipality of Val di Zoldo (Veneto) relies on the European Shelter Project, which covers a part of the costs of renovating an ancient private barn called Mas di Sabe, which the community considers an identity symbol of local history and culture. For this reason, the local administration decided to acquire the structure through donations and expropriation, activating a commoning process of the Mas di Sabe. This process is based on the involvement of local inhabitants to identify the building’s future uses, which will inform the renovation project and the integration of renewable energy plants. Through thirteen semi-structured interviews, the study investigates how the collective memories of the building influence and are influenced by the commoning process of the Mas di Sabe. By analyzing the results and identifying five categories (future visions, collective memory, commoning process, energy, and resources), the study shows that collective memory and commoning process have a crucial role in determining people’s visions and imaginaries on historical buildings’ renovation.

Keywords: historical buildings; collective memory; commoning process; renewable energy; cultural heritage; sustainable communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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