A cultural approach to the Historic Urban Landscape of Cagliari. Strategies of reuse and network for a new life of the public city

The current debate about how we can preserve cultural heritage from a sustainable devel-opment perspective involves the broader context of the historic city, where it's still possi-ble to find a deep sense of identity. The Historic Urban Landscape refers to ensembles of any group of buildings, structures and open spaces, in their natural and ecological context, which are the direct witnesses and memory of the Nation. Today the city has to face strong pressures and changes (economic, environmental, social) and it's necessary to de-fine new tools for historic areas. Culture is an important driving force for sustainable de-velopment and includes the history of places and communities, the way we think, the landscape and monuments that are representative of a civilization. In this paper, Culture is seen as a prospect through which urban policies of Cagliari follow the 2020 European strategy objectives for a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.