Massif culture is the expression that describes the traditional geo-historical mode of organizing mountain territories capable of going beyond the simple division into valleys. Unlike the contemporary vision, which tends to read mountains through the administrative lens of “unitary valleys,” massif culture conceives the mountain as an articulated territorial system, structured around major reliefs and defined by historical, economic, and cultural relations that crossed ridgelines rather than following their divisions. The massif is simultaneously a geomorphological entity and a historical-geographical construction that generates specific identities, economies, and forms of habitability. The communities clustered around massifs developed productive systems, social practices, agro-pastoral techniques, and commercial networks integrated across different slopes, configuring the mountain as a reticular, multiscalar, and highly integrated ensemble. The case of the Orobie Alps massif represents an emblematic example of this logic.

Cultura di massiccio è l’espressione che descrive la modalità geo-storica tradizionale di organizzazione dei territori montani capace di andare oltre la semplice ripartizioni in valli. A differenza della visione contemporanea, che tende a leggere le montagne attraverso la lente amministrativa delle “valli unitarie”, la cultura di massiccio considera la montagna come un sistema territoriale articolato, strutturato intorno ai principali rilievi e definito da relazioni storiche, economiche e culturali che attraversavano i crinali anziché seguirne le divisioni. Il massiccio è al tempo stesso entità geomorfologica e costruzione storico-geografica generatore di identità, economie e forme di abitabilità specifiche. Le comunità che si affastellavano intorno ai massicci svilupparono sistemi produttivi, pratiche sociali, tecniche agro-pastorali e reti commerciali integrate tra i diversi versanti, configurando la montagna come un insieme reticolare, multiscalare e fortemente integrato. Il caso del massiccio delle Alpi Orobie rappresenta un esempio emblematico di tale logica.

(2026). Visioni di massiccio = Visions of the massif . Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/324485

Visioni di massiccio = Visions of the massif

Adobati, Fulvio;Ferlinghetti, Renato;
2026-01-01

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Massif culture is the expression that describes the traditional geo-historical mode of organizing mountain territories capable of going beyond the simple division into valleys. Unlike the contemporary vision, which tends to read mountains through the administrative lens of “unitary valleys,” massif culture conceives the mountain as an articulated territorial system, structured around major reliefs and defined by historical, economic, and cultural relations that crossed ridgelines rather than following their divisions. The massif is simultaneously a geomorphological entity and a historical-geographical construction that generates specific identities, economies, and forms of habitability. The communities clustered around massifs developed productive systems, social practices, agro-pastoral techniques, and commercial networks integrated across different slopes, configuring the mountain as a reticular, multiscalar, and highly integrated ensemble. The case of the Orobie Alps massif represents an emblematic example of this logic.
2026
Adobati, Fulvio; Ferlinghetti, Renato; Invernizzi, Sara
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