Proposals on the agricultural land use in according to the features of the landscape: the case study of Sardinia (Italy)

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the landscapes planning, considering those of Sardinia in Italy, that are rich in natural, morphological and structural factors. In addition, the visualization of agricultural and pastoral lands are an important component to understand the social and economic dimension that characterizes the different sites. To this end, the authors propose an evaluation grid to offer to planning regulations alternatives for the rural areas that are an integral part in the composition of the Sardinian landscape. Therefore, the authors propose to adopt a treatment of cultures, keeping in mind the most favorable options, in order to guarantee a balance in the landscape and, at the same time, considering the cultural factors and the anthropized components. The topic is current because it wants to integrate the guidelines of the Regional Landscape Plan - RLP (2006) of Sardinia in relation to its Inner Areas as the RLP shows great attention only to the coastal areas. The latter in fact represent the most important natural heritage also for tourism purposes. The different types of rural territory are in Sardinia to be evaluated taking into account the changes in the landscape, due to changes in the cultures and seasonality. More specifically, attention is given to rural habitats and conservation prospects, despite the demographic contraction of the entire region and the irreversible aging of many inhabited centers. This aspect should not be underestimated because the rural landscape strongly participates in the cultural identity of the places and therefore is sensitive to the direct degradation in cultures and the environment and to uncontrolled building and to disfiguring impact.