Territorial sustainable regeneration of denied areas: the GIS-based analysis of the Agro Aversano areas

The Provincial Territorial Plan of Caserta, approved in 2012, recognizes the ‘denied areas’ as parts of the territory devoid of territorial functions and marked by evident functional, physical, or environmental degradation. More than ten years after the approval of the Provincial Plan, some of these areas have been regenerated, many are still waiting for a transformation and new denied areas can be identified. The analysis of the current state of denied areas, their features, and their potential for transformation resulted in a GIS database useful both for updating the knowledge framework of the Provincial and Urban Plans, and to supporting the definition of urban and territorial regeneration strategies, the choice of alternatives, and the prioritization of actions. Thanks to the definition of a GIS database, knowledge frameworks are enriched with a repository of spatial data on the current state of denied areas and a tool to enable the setting of strategies and interventions for unlocking the potential of a sustainable revitalization of marginalized and fragile ecosystems.