Approaches and tools for communities’ engagement in marginal areas

The paper aims at providing a methodological path to improve local communities’ ability to re-discover the value of their local, natural, and cultural capital, and outline shared strategies for its enhancement. The defined methodological path, addressed to knowledge co-creation and co-design of visions and strategies for future development, has been tested on selected case studies in Southern Italy, both of them characterised by high levels of marginality. Preserving local identities and increasing the sense of belonging of communities to their living places are, indeed, crucial for ensuring a sustainable and shared development process in marginal areas.