Contemporary young users to retrain the wetlands and industrial/port archeology of Boretto Po

Abstract

Repopulate a place means helping the existing inhabitants to stop the slow decline and forgetfulness of his past. The instance of Boretto Po is emblematic. Boretto, along with Brescello, Gualtieri, Guastalla and Luzzara, is part of five urban areas of Reggio Emilia district, at the site of the middle Po river, between the exit of the Enza and the Oglio. The close coexistence of the inhabitants of Boretto with Po has seen a series of crafts and activities now completely abandoned. The transformation and disappearance of these abilities are the main witness of the profound changes which occurred during the ’900, with major impacts on the social and economic aspects as well as territorial and environmental dimensions.