Renaissance of villages for the revitalization of marginal areas

Abstract There is now a clear disparity between major cities and villages located in marginal areas of Italy. Progressive depopulation inland urban polarization such as consolidated territorial dynamics are difficult to dampen adapt the new paradigms sustainable development, although they have been abruptly redirected by Covid 19 pandemic. The instability created this pandemic offers opportunity redefine parameters intervention scenarios for development territories relation needs decentralization physical distancing. project “Renaissance revitalization areas” aims create conditions repopulate rebalance shrinking establishing centers attractiveness. This envisages active involvement municipalities local authorities with at implementing multi-sectoral analysis tangible intangible values territories. It intends develop an interactive web dashboard be provided order both learning environment spatial decision support system future policy actions towards participatory development. In way, it proposed functional method place-based approach managing existing complexity through innovative models governance policymaking, among them effective implementation multi-actor visions Specifically, paper provides Italian villages’ archetypes quantitative cluster multivariate analysis, which basis construction dashboard. To villages, main variables identified, assesses, mapped. results fundamental define each archetype assessing Key Performance indicators (KPIs).