Resilience and Smartness of Coastal Regions. A Tool for Spatial Evaluation

The paper explores the potential of a method of analysis and evaluation in which the system of values are compared with the conditions of risk and degradation of landscape (due to environmental and man-made drivers) with the result of building maps of vulnerability, fragility and resilience. A set of italian coastal regions and landscapes constitutes the case study and are interpreted as geographical spaces with high levels of sensitivity. The research objective is to build a spatial decision support system based on indicators, in which the relative parameters are measured to represent the resilient capacity of the system, taking into account indicators relating to the integration of technological system, system-law system, social system and economic system. The global indicator system provides the basis upon which to assess how much a territorial system is resilient and smart. The SDSS logical model allows to build different scenarios and to evaluate the effectiveness of policies and spatial strategies analyzed as intervention hypothesis.