Resumen de Il GIS per la conoscenza e la valorizzazione del sistema delle strutturefortificate della Sicilia centrale
Fortified structures, despite the loss of their initial function, preserve innumerable levels of meanings and testimonial values linked to the memory of historical and military events, to the architectural and construction language as well as to the relations with the urban context and natural elements. The need to learn about, preserve and re-evaluate the fortified structures of the Sicilian hinterland gave rise to the ongoing research project on the system of castles and towers in the provinces of Enna and Caltanissetta, dating from the 10th to the 16th century, which, although considered as punctual elements, belong to a broader and more complex network of resources with historical, artistic and environmental value. The inspections and the study of bibliographic and archive sources allowed the identification of 35 assets, whose data, collected in a database, allowed the elaboration of thematic synthesis studies. The data were spatially interrelated by means of a GIS system, in order to highlight the spatial analyses and thematic maps most useful for the valorisation of the network system. The project, in addition to expanding the total knowledge of the historical-cultural system, can become a useful tool available to organisations (for monitoring the state of consistency and for planning interventions), but above all for the development of projects for the valorisation and enjoyment of the heritage.
