Small Historical Centres: an opportunity for the “smart” revitalization of Inner Areas in the Post (post) COVID Era

The Pandemic is forcing everyone to become aware of the need for a change in cultural and socio-economic paradigms recent decades. During twentieth century, on one hand, entire populations concentrated urban areas with ever higher population densities, at same time giving rise phenomenon “urban sprawl” or “suburbanization”. On other territories have been abandoned (the so-called “inner areas”). Now, we can define territorial rebalancing strategies based precisely reactivation areas”. Strategies that, Post (post) COVID era will be not only resilient, but anti-fragile. And key future smaller historical centres. This article aims review strengths weaknesses small historic centres, outlining possible scenarios their “smart” revitalization true sustainable inclusive development.