Description
How does industrial production modify the alpine countryside? How can a productive mikrokosmos be inserted into fragile mountain contexts? The book explores the industrial production areas scattered in the valley floors of the Trentino Alto Adige region, Italy. Through the analysis of local urbanization, the interpretation of land morphology, the reading of environmental issues, the research behind the publication discovers strategies, rules, and design practices that can integrate urban development, landscape, and ecology in mountain industrial areas.