Evolution of the Metaponto District, Southern Italy: From Land Reform to New Sustainable Scenarios

Salvatore Margiotta, Carlo Manera, Carlo Sivolella and Diego Fabrizio

Landscape Research, 2015, vol. 40, issue 2, 174-191

Abstract: In this paper we have represented the economic, environmental and territorial transformation of Metaponto district (southern Italy) generated by the land reform since 1950. The coastal area, once inhospitable and unproductive, through land reform has become a point of development for the entire Basilicata Region. The intensive model of economic development applied to agriculture and tourism today represents the main critical points of high environmental impact. In particular, the great human pressure exerted by economic activities has led to an insufficient capacity of water purification systems in the area and such criticism is amplified in the summer mainly for seaside tourism. In this study we have measured the environmental load exerted on the territory and we have estimated the human pressure on the district in the year 2030 and made proposals for amendments to current patterns of development in the agricultural and tourist sectors.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2013.787405

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