Risc-KIT Summer School Ferrara, Italy 12- 16 September 2016
Risc-kit summer school on local newspapers:
Estense.com (paper)
La Nuova Ferrara (paper)
Il Resto del Carlino (paper)
Excursion to Porto Garibaldi – Foce Reno and Valli di Comacchio
The boat trip will start in Porto Garibaldi and we will sail along the coast towards the river Reno mouth. Then we will visit the “Valli di Comacchio”, their human activities and their natural features.
The coastal area of the Ferrara Province hosts a large number of natural and human settlements. The sketch of coast between Porto Garibaldi and the river Reno mouth consists of a touristic area in the north and a natural one in the south. Northern beaches are highly shaped by the human activities. Beach concessions’ owners regularly feed the beaches through sand nourishments and, during summer, tourists crowd together into them. On the other hand, natural beaches in the south, although affected by erosion, offer a more isolated and natural relaxing experience. The nearby Park also offers several hiking tracks in the pine forest.
The “Valli di Comacchio” extend from Comacchio to the river Reno. These natural wetlands historically accommodated various human activities carried out in harmony with a large flora and fauna biodiversity. Saltworks and fishery were, and are, important economic drivers of the area, along with the touristic ones that grew in the last decades. The Anguilla fishing and preparation in long-life can is one of the most important handcrafted traditions of the area. A large number of bird species and other animals attract international birdwatchers and scientist.
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