When, between 1883 and 1888 Lamont Young exposes the drawing of his futuristic project for the Naples' eastern expansion, he could not imagine how his utopia could be overturned by a reality driven by speculation interests which dictated the environmental destruction of one of Naples' most fascinating spots. Despite the fact that in 1853 on the beach of Bagnoli there were already the Lefevre chemical factory and the Melchiorre - Bournique glassmakers, the beauty of the area was untouched, with its green countryside separated from the sea by a coastline speckled with hydrothermal sources. But albeit bathhouses and thermae made this area an holiday location, in 1905 the construction of the ILVA factory began, that will mark the area conversion from touristic-residential neighborhood to industrial zone up to the 90's, when the industrial plant began its decline. But today the coast area narrates a history far from the one of healthy places, today the sandy shore and the sea bed are filled with pollution elements that strongly harm the population. Waiting to see what is going to happen we just have to review the past hoping that history can be an inspiration for project of urban recovery able to remedy the ruin. To realize the environmental recovery of Bagnoli's coastline, the ground of which is subject not only to anthropic pollution factors but also to natural ones coming from Campi Flegrei volcanic activity, Mother Nature herself could be helpful, using for environmental recovery a synergy between plants and microorganisms promoting phytoremediation. In this way there could be not only the environmental restoration of the Bagnoli district, but the landscape regeneration as well, returning to Naples' eastern area its natural relationship with Nature and with the sea.
The erratic character of the landscape-culture mosaic of the Phlegrean coastline: regeneration of the Bagnoli former steel area
Clelia Cirillo;Giovanna Acampora;Marina Russo;Barbara Bertoli
2018
Abstract
When, between 1883 and 1888 Lamont Young exposes the drawing of his futuristic project for the Naples' eastern expansion, he could not imagine how his utopia could be overturned by a reality driven by speculation interests which dictated the environmental destruction of one of Naples' most fascinating spots. Despite the fact that in 1853 on the beach of Bagnoli there were already the Lefevre chemical factory and the Melchiorre - Bournique glassmakers, the beauty of the area was untouched, with its green countryside separated from the sea by a coastline speckled with hydrothermal sources. But albeit bathhouses and thermae made this area an holiday location, in 1905 the construction of the ILVA factory began, that will mark the area conversion from touristic-residential neighborhood to industrial zone up to the 90's, when the industrial plant began its decline. But today the coast area narrates a history far from the one of healthy places, today the sandy shore and the sea bed are filled with pollution elements that strongly harm the population. Waiting to see what is going to happen we just have to review the past hoping that history can be an inspiration for project of urban recovery able to remedy the ruin. To realize the environmental recovery of Bagnoli's coastline, the ground of which is subject not only to anthropic pollution factors but also to natural ones coming from Campi Flegrei volcanic activity, Mother Nature herself could be helpful, using for environmental recovery a synergy between plants and microorganisms promoting phytoremediation. In this way there could be not only the environmental restoration of the Bagnoli district, but the landscape regeneration as well, returning to Naples' eastern area its natural relationship with Nature and with the sea.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
