The research project investigates the phenomenon of second-home tourism in the Italian rural and inner areas, through the analysis of spatial patterns and social practices related to second-home owners in the Province of Asti, chosen as a case study that in the last decades has seen an exponential increase in the percentage of empty houses inhabited by non-residents. The theoretical framework chosen for the development of the investigation is based on the concepts of place attachment and community resilience; the question at the centre of the research revolves around the ways in which different place attachment processes can play an active role in the construction of resilient rural communities. Through the application of the iterative qualitative research process (Gaudet and Robert, 2018) and according to a mixed methodology, quantitative data (ISTAT, reference municipalities, aqueduct databases) and qualitative data (57 semi-structured in-depth interviews within the provincial boundaries with second-home owners, local administrators, real estate agents, representatives of non-profit associations and representative bodies of the territory and, finally, local community inhabitants; newspaper articles; photographic material produced by the researcher and provided by the interview participants) were analysed. The analysis traced the spatial development of the phenomenon of second homes and led to the identification of specific social and cultural practices led by second-home dwellers that are contributing to processes of renewal, revitalisation and adaptation of Asti's rural communities in an attempt to contribute to the regeneration of some rural villages actively. The research shows how the contribution of second home users in marginal contexts can be significant and stimulating in the relationship with permanent inhabitants, a confrontation sometimes marked by change, sometimes by resistance.

Il progetto di ricerca indaga il fenomeno del turismo di seconda casa nelle aree rurali e interne italiane, attraverso l'analisi dei modelli spaziali e delle pratiche sociali relative ai proprietari di seconda casa nella Provincia di Asti, scelta come caso di studio che negli ultimi decenni ha visto un aumento esponenziale della percentuale di case vuote abitate da non residenti. Il quadro teorico scelto per lo sviluppo dell'indagine si basa sui concetti di attaccamento al luogo e di resilienza della comunità; la domanda al centro della ricerca ruota attorno ai modi in cui i diversi processi di attaccamento al luogo possono svolgere un ruolo attivo nella costruzione di comunità rurali resilienti. Attraverso l'applicazione del processo di ricerca qualitativa iterativa (Gaudet e Robert, 2018) e secondo una metodologia mista, sono stati analizzati dati quantitativi (ISTAT, Comuni di riferimento, database degli acquedotti) e dati qualitativi (57 interviste in profondità semi-strutturate all'interno dei confini provinciali con proprietari di seconde case, amministratori locali, agenti immobiliari, rappresentanti di associazioni no-profit ed enti rappresentativi del territorio e, infine, abitanti della comunità locale; articoli di giornale; materiale fotografico prodotto dal ricercatore e fornito dai partecipanti alle interviste). L'analisi ha tracciato lo sviluppo spaziale del fenomeno delle seconde case e ha portato all'identificazione di specifiche pratiche sociali e culturali condotte dagli abitanti delle seconde case che stanno contribuendo ai processi di rinnovamento, rivitalizzazione e adattamento delle comunità rurali astigiane, nel tentativo di contribuire attivamente alla rigenerazione di alcuni villaggi rurali. La ricerca mostra come il contributo degli utenti di seconde case in contesti marginali possa essere significativo e stimolante nel rapporto con gli abitanti permanenti, un confronto talvolta segnato dal cambiamento, talvolta dalla resistenza.

(2023). SECOND HOME TOURISM IN RURAL ITALY. Spatial patterns and social practices towards community resilience. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2023).

SECOND HOME TOURISM IN RURAL ITALY. Spatial patterns and social practices towards community resilience

TOSO, STEFANIA
2023

Abstract

The research project investigates the phenomenon of second-home tourism in the Italian rural and inner areas, through the analysis of spatial patterns and social practices related to second-home owners in the Province of Asti, chosen as a case study that in the last decades has seen an exponential increase in the percentage of empty houses inhabited by non-residents. The theoretical framework chosen for the development of the investigation is based on the concepts of place attachment and community resilience; the question at the centre of the research revolves around the ways in which different place attachment processes can play an active role in the construction of resilient rural communities. Through the application of the iterative qualitative research process (Gaudet and Robert, 2018) and according to a mixed methodology, quantitative data (ISTAT, reference municipalities, aqueduct databases) and qualitative data (57 semi-structured in-depth interviews within the provincial boundaries with second-home owners, local administrators, real estate agents, representatives of non-profit associations and representative bodies of the territory and, finally, local community inhabitants; newspaper articles; photographic material produced by the researcher and provided by the interview participants) were analysed. The analysis traced the spatial development of the phenomenon of second homes and led to the identification of specific social and cultural practices led by second-home dwellers that are contributing to processes of renewal, revitalisation and adaptation of Asti's rural communities in an attempt to contribute to the regeneration of some rural villages actively. The research shows how the contribution of second home users in marginal contexts can be significant and stimulating in the relationship with permanent inhabitants, a confrontation sometimes marked by change, sometimes by resistance.
DELL'AGNESE, ELENA
turismo seconde case; senso di luogo; resilienza; aree rurali interne; comunità
second home tourism; place attachment; community resilience; rural areas; community
SPS/10 - SOCIOLOGIA DELL'AMBIENTE E DEL TERRITORIO
English
27-feb-2023
URBEUR-STUDI URBANI
34
2020/2021
open
(2023). SECOND HOME TOURISM IN RURAL ITALY. Spatial patterns and social practices towards community resilience. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2023).
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