Landscape as a Common Good. Tools for its Protection and Enhancement in a Legal and Managerial Perspective

The present paper aims at verifying the possible relationship and convergence between the categories of landscape and common goods from an interdisciplinary perspective. First, a theoretical overview is provided by combining the analysis of the international economic literature on this matter and the close examination of the Italian legal framework on cultural heritage and landscape. Then, a case study is discussed, focusing on the regeneration of a disused quarry in Santarcangelo di Romagna (Italy), where the artists’ association “Mutoid Waste Company” has created a theme park with works of art made using recycled materials. The field research aimed at investigating the administrative process which has been carried out since the end of the 1990s, the current perception of the value of the area and its possible future development. Finally, the distinctiveness of the case study is highlighted, pointing out how it could be a model for the management of landscape.