Impact of Climate Change on the “Trabocchi Coast” (Italy): The Trabocco Turchino Case Study

Alessandra Mascitelli (), Fernanda Prestileo, Eleonora Maria Stella, Eleonora Aruffo, Luisa Irazú López Campos, Stefano Federico, Rosa Claudia Torcasio, Anna Corsi, Piero Di Carlo and Stefano Dietrich
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Alessandra Mascitelli: Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry (DTM&O), Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Fernanda Prestileo: CNR-ISAC, National Research Council-Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Eleonora Maria Stella: CNR-ISPC, National Research Council-Institute of Heritage Science, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Via Salaria km 29.300, 00010 Montelibretti, Italy
Eleonora Aruffo: Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry (DTM&O), Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Luisa Irazú López Campos: CNR-ISPC, National Research Council-Institute of Heritage Science, Via Cardinale Guglielmo Sanfelice 8, 80134 Napoli, Italy
Stefano Federico: CNR-ISAC, National Research Council-Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Rosa Claudia Torcasio: CNR-ISAC, National Research Council-Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
Anna Corsi: Independent Researcher, 66054 Vasto, Italy
Piero Di Carlo: Department of Advanced Technologies in Medicine & Dentistry (DTM&O), Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Stefano Dietrich: CNR-ISAC, National Research Council-Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: The increasing and extreme weather phenomena observed in the Mediterranean basin are only one aspect of the problem which has broader effects on population, structures and infrastructure. Each of these aspects is itself characterized by a wide variety of issues, which are increasingly leading studies toward a multidimensional assessment of impacts (economic, social and environmental). In this study, we focus on the impact related to the increase in extreme weather events in a specific area characterized by typical vernacular architecture: the “trabocchi” of the Italian Adriatic coast, whose identification as cultural heritage is the result of historical events and social dynamics closely linked to the collective imagination and for which inclusion as intangible cultural heritage in the UNESCO World heritage List has been requested. The weather event investigation was performed considering both long-term large-scale (using the ERA5 dataset) analysis and short-term small-scale (models and ground-based sensors) analysis. The results provide an overview of the event dynamics and enhanced understanding of the area’s vulnerability factors to extreme weather phenomena, as well as emphasized the need, in order to protect the integrity of the asset, to study environment changes and to plan concrete actions aimed at conservation, including social actions, to mitigate the problem.

Keywords: severe weather; intangible cultural heritage; vulnerability; resilience; safeguarding; heritage perception; heritage uses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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