RIMONT
Reinhabiting the mountain regions
Continuing education course in collaboration with
The course draws inspiration from experiences already implemented in other areas of the Italian Alpine arc to support the demand for new forms of residency in mountain areas, with the aim of consolidating new housing projects at altitude. In collaboration with GAL Montagna Vicentina and starting from case studies and concrete experiences from the Vicenza foothill area, issues of governance and management of repopulation processes, enhancement of the settlement heritage (availability of housing, access to incentives for renovations), planning and opportunities to encourage integration into the economic and social fabric of mountain territories will be addressed.
The course provides a final certificate of participation
Application deadline: 4 September 2026
Course period: from 28 September to 28 November 2026
Contacts:
- DISSGeA Department
- Course Director Mauro Varotto - mauro.varotto@unipd.it
The course is designed as an opportunity for a new kind of “literacy” about the mountains for aspiring mountain dwellers, providing cross-disciplinary environmental, economic and social skills that are useful for supporting integration into the economic, social and environmental fabric of the mountains of Veneto.
The course will run from the end of September online and on Saturdays in October in 4 locations in the Vicenza mountains. Attendance is compulsory for at least 70% of the hours delivered.
- Demographic and social dynamics of the contemporary mountain region
- Economic incentives and opportunities for settlement in mountain areas
- Concrete opportunities for settlement and economic integration in the montagna vicentina
- Meeting and discussion with local operators and residents, and site visits in three locations representative of the Veneto Prealpine mountain region.