Terraced landscape preservation and tourism sustainability in Cinque Terre, Liguria.

Cinque Terre terraced landscape represents an example of a peculiar relation between nature and humankind, thanks to its characteristic shaped territory. This area, vulnerable to natural disasters and anthropic degradation, has be en involved in several actionsaimed at its preservation since the 1980s. The site was inscribed in the World Heritage List (WHL) and various laws and agencies were created to support local agriculture and landscape preservation. Through the analysis of the legislative context and related requirements, this chapter aims to explore the relationship between mass tourism effects and landscape vulnerability and the conflict between conservation needs and the site’s real economy.