1. EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND Kick-off Meeting – Bilbao, 2 and 3 April 2012 HISTCAPE

2. 2 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Partner 4 – Regione Marche IT Presentation of the Partnership

3. 3 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche IT: where it is

4. 4 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche IT: where it is Regional Capital: Ancona (~100.000 population) Other cities: Urbino, Pesaro, Fano, Senigallia, Jesi, Fabriano, Macerata, Fermo, Ascoli Piceno, San Benedetto del Tronto Major cities within easy reach of Marche: Bologna, Rimini Roma

5. 5 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche in a nutshell : 1,5 ML of inhabitants 9.366 km2 5 Province (NUTS 3) 239 Municipalities Only 16 Municipalities > 20.000 p. but integrated in Urban Systems (FUAs) Polycentrism but fragmentation

6. 6 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche in a nutshell : Mountain Area (Appennini Chain) to the West Hills cover the main regional area Some flat areas close to the sea and along river-valleys with urban areas and urban sprawl. ~70% hills ~30% mountains ~ 200 km of coastline Highest peak: 2.476 m (Monte Vettore)

7. 7 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche Regione Marche is a NUTS 2 level of gov. (20 Regions in Italy) (NUTS 1 Level in Italy is a cluster of Regions) Every Italian Region has a President, a Council and an Assembly. Both State and Regions have legislative capacity, regarding different topics. Basis of the regional economy is a widespread network of small and medium enterprises along with agriculture and tourist activities

8. 8 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche Organization Secretariat Civil Protection Legal Services and HR Budget and EU Policies Culture and Tourism Territory Environment (Green) Energy AgricultureIndustryWelfare Health Services Landscape and Cartography Industrial Risk and Waste Management Etc, 9 Departments (Servizi)

9. 9 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Fields of Activity Landscape Plan ( renewing the Regione Marche Landscape Plan according to Italian Laws and according to the European Convention for the Landscape. The challenge: from Landscape protection to proactive policies for Landscape) Spatial information and cartographic DB Regional rules for town planning

10. 10 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regione Marche Working Group (to date) Achille Bucci Vincenzo Zenobi Legal Representative Project Manager Isabella Gherlantini Lorenzo Federiconi Project AssistantProject Expert

11. 11 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Major Historical Assets Urbino Unesco World Heritage

12. 12 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Heritage Assets and Landscape Structure

13. 13 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Heritage Assets and Rural Area Rural areas and settlements Rural areas and Artistic Research Heritage Assets in everyday life environment

14. 14 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Regional official symbol(s) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srHStR8HW_w The woodpecker ….… and Dustin Hoffman

15. 15 HISTCAPE - HISTorical assets and related landsCAPE Thank you for your attention!