"Medways Cilento" project: a culture-led regeneration strategy for human and sustainable development

Following the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the crisis has mainly affected the most vulnerable communities. It is therefore necessary to understand what the most urgent actions are to be taken at local level to respond adequately to this phenomenon. In this context, has become clear the fragility of large urban centers compared to the greater resilience of small communities in smaller centers. In particular, this virus has highlighted that the resilience of these territories is not only linked to the health conditions of the people (who in normal conditions are statistically better than the inhabitants of the metropolis), but it is also the result of interconnected factors concerning economic, environmental, social and cultural aspects. On the basis of these considerations, the project MedWays Cilento was born with the aim of giving an interdisciplinary and concrete answer to these great questions, taking as a model one of the territories that has assumed the values of integrity and authenticity as foundation of its lifestyle. This is an experimental project based on culture as a fundamental element on which to invest in order to develop a sustainable human development strategy for the preservation and the regeneration of Cilento’s cultural, environmental and social capital, also activating processes of economic growth.