This paper analyses the historical watermills in the Corsari stream valley (Messina), as evidence of a long-standing balance between architecture and territory. Through a multidisciplinary approach combining historical research and geotechnologies (laser scanning, UAV photogrammetry, and GIS), this study catalogs these “minor” productive assets. The research highlights how human abandonment and the lack of maintenance of Peloritani terraces have increased hydrogeological risk and material decay. The ultimate goal is to provide a cognitive framework for adaptive reuse and valorisation, transforming these mills into resources for sustainable local development.
University of Messina, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7373-4828
University of Messina, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0003-1045-4241
University of Salerno, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-1384-4988
University of Messina, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-7342-1768
Titolo del capitolo
Productive architecture in the Corsari stream valley: mills and their relationship with the landscape
Autori
Alessio Altadonna, Alessia Chillemi, Giuseppina Salvo, Fabio Todesco
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.120
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
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Licenza dei metadati
Titolo del libro
ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Sottotitolo del libro
14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Copyright
© 2026 Author(s)
Licenza d'uso
Licenza dei metadati
Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-1113-0
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-1112-3
Collana
ReUso