Urban rehabilitation with sustainable principles: the case-study of Montefalcione, south Italy

The paper describes a methodology employed for the urban rehabilitation of small historical centers in South Italy, with sustainable principles. The methodology, mainly consisting in a deep analysis of environmental factors and urban features of the town itself, had also led to a design approach which takes into account both users' needs in terms of comfort and health, and local sustainable requirements. The investigation procedure had been outlined and the idea of matching performance of the place with users' requirements had been experimented, so as to reduce to the minimal impact any eventual aggressive intervention, and to satisfy at the maximum the citizens' social and cultural needs. A sample of the design methodology has been explained for the selected areas, with children, elderly and middle aged citizens' facilities.)