This local case takes into consideration territorial areas around Pragelato and Prali (Upper Chisone Valley and Germanasca Valley), with the purpose of analyzing the initiatives and the proposals of local economic development with special reference to the Olympic event (Olympic Winter Games that will be hosted in Regione Piemonte in 2006).
Main reasons can be found in:
"Objective" analysis of local and non local,* social-economic dynamics
"Subjective" analysis of the project aspects, subjects, resources, development visions. Analysis of the actors and the networks. Path of research-action in order to intensify "the horizontal" knowledge of active social-economic dynamics in the interested "Comuni" (Municipalities) and to define scenarios and development strategies.
* the Pinerolese, the area that surrounds the town of Pinerolo
At Regional level: guidelines, best practices, methodologies of analysis of the operativeness of the local networks through the use of instruments of research-action. Indications for the local management of impacts/effects/inheritance of the great Olympic event.
The project case is part of a "tradition of research" opened from the project of promotion of the sustainability of Pinerolese (PPSP), promoted from the "Consorzio Pracatinat" (2003-2005). The intent of the PPSP is to build, between the subjects that signed the Territorial Pact of the Pinerolese, a shared knowledge of the problems and processes of transformation already started or just planned on the territory (to develop better coordinated and integrated future actions of sustainable local development).
Increase of values as a result of the comparison of the methodologies of analysis applied in various contexts characterized by similar problematic situations. Individuation of best practices cases and creation of potential networks on common projects.
Possibilities of comparison and exchange with areas touched from great events that present similar problematic situations and potentialities.
Involved stakeholders
Involved and operational networks
Ability to connect to over local networks/projects Consolidation and/or creation of projects of local development
Alta Val Chisone (Upper Chisone Valley)
Fenestrelle, Pragelato, Roure, Usseaux
Val Germanasca
Massello, Perrero, Pomaretto, Prali, Salza di Pinerolo
The demographic tendency of the two valleys shows a substantial reduction of inhabitants during the last 30 years. The Upper Chisone Valley's situation changed from 2.936 inhabitants in 1971 to 2.268 in 2001; the Germanasca Valley's situation decreased from 3.425 inhabitants of 1971 to the 2.315 of 2001. The birth-rate of the Germanasca Valley is the lowest in the Pinerolese (4,88/1000 inhabitants) along with one of the highest death-rate of the area (13,05).
The situation is quite similar for the Upper Chisone Valley with a birth-rate of 6,24/1000 inhabitants and death-rate of 12,82. An indirect confirmation of the aging of the population is given by the composition of the families: single person-families reach nearly the 50% of the whole population in both valleys (50% for Upper Chisone and 48% for the Germanasca Valley). Furthermore, if we add to previous figures the two persons-families present in both valleys, it turns out that the ľ of the families they are composed of one or two members.
The mountain is a strong tourist attraction thanks to its natural environment and for the historical-cultural characteristics/resources. In addition, mountain agriculture and its products both represent important resources to help mountain territories from depopulation.
Stimulation of networks, projects, guide-ideas
Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio
Consorzio Pracatinat
Formulation and definition of research methods, supervision, analysis of the results obtained
Mountain Community (Comunitŕ Montana)
Mountain Community (Comunitŕ Montana) of Valli Chisone and Germanasca
Municipalities of Roure, Fenestrelle, Usseaux, Pragelato, Pomaretto, Perrero, Prali, Massello and Salza di Pinerolo
The project is developed within an area, the Pinerolese, characterized from a strong "project activism" in particular: the olympic project, the territorial Pact (Patto territoriale), Interreg III, Leader plus, the plan of promotion of the sustainability in the Pinerolese (PPSP).
During the project period (2004-2006) the following important key-tasks will be fulfilled:
A voluntary agreement among the stakeholders aimed at keeping this participative approachduring every future projects design for Prali
€ 40.000,00
The ‘Dipartimento Interateneo Territorio' of the University of Turin and the Polytechnic of Turin develop the case study together with the expertise of the Pracatinat Consortium.