Evocando o genius loci para a promoção de um desenvolvimento situado: o caso Villa Sorra

• Main Authors: Piero Bergonzini, Carla Cipolla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de Brasília 2013-01-01
• Series: Sustentabilidade em Debate
• Subjects: Desenvolvimento Local Sustentável; Enogastronomia; Gastronomia; Patrimônio Cultural Material; Ambiente Construído; Genius Loci.
• Online Access: http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/8126

This article introduces some of the practical and theoretical implications of a local development strategy. The strategy is based on the synergy between a local constructed patrimony and the local enogastronomic patrimony. Departing from a theoretical framework, the article starts by describing and analyzing the Villa dei Sapori project, developed in the context of an architectonic complex in Italy. The complex, Villa Sorra, is located in the Modena region. The concept of situated development is defined through this case study. It is also interpreted through the experience of its manager. We arrive at the conclusion that the creation of territorial valorization strategies, in a situated perspective, rely on the possibility of the existence of a dialogic relationship between the project author and the genius loci (the “spirit of the place”).