Abstract
The 1930s reclamation of the Pontine region (south of Rome) represented the most spectacular, and impactful, environmental transformation that was launched and implemented during Mussolini’s regime. The narrative created during, and by, the regime has affected both the public debate and historiography to the extent that the fascist integral reclamation (bonifica integrale in Italian) still stands out as the definitive moments in the modern history of the area.
Biasillo’s Una storia ambientale delle Paludi pontine rejects this assumption and reconstructs the history of the municipality of Terracina, the main administrative unit of the wetland, from 1871 when it joined the Kingdom of Italy to the decision to start the reclamation project in 1928.
Biasillo’s Una storia ambientale delle Paludi pontine rejects this assumption and reconstructs the history of the municipality of Terracina, the main administrative unit of the wetland, from 1871 when it joined the Kingdom of Italy to the decision to start the reclamation project in 1928.
| Translated title of the contribution | An Environmental History of the Pontine Marshes: Terracina from the Unification to the Integral Reclamation (1871-1928) |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Publisher | Viella |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9791254694084 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9791254693681 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2023 |
Keywords
- environmental history
- wetland conservation
- Pontine Marshes
- Modern Italy
