Resilience of inner areas. Regeneration and enhancement strategies in small towns
In the current global economic system, Europe’s minor historic towns – the pulsing heart of the very meaning of Europe – are gradually losing their attractiveness due to the trend of the population’s growing concentration in large cities. In fact, small- and medium-sized towns located in peripheral areas appear incapable today of undertaking a prospect for development. The problem has gradually exacerbated the gap between large cities and small towns, although the latter offer greater liveability and quality of life.