Commonlands: Cultural Community Mapping in Alpine Areas, Parco Nazionale Val Grande

Project Leader: Mr Andrea Cottini, ARS.UNI.VCO Association

Jury Citation: This project brings a fresh understanding of a landscape through community engagement with it,” the jury said, “it has a clear agenda with a collaborative digital impact and raises community awareness in depopulated areas of the importance of regeneration and the reinforces a sense of place and local identity. The project promotes innovative ways of securing sustainable futures in the area through the use of simple, yet effective, tools to create locally viable attractions and to clearly communicate the benefits of the project to both local and wider audiences. Additionally it creates added value by encouraging cooperation between communities, strengthening local synergies, improving the cultural offer and widening public participation.