Recovery and re-use of hut buildings for environment and Alpine land protection

A survey was made to check the number of existing mountain buildings, which ones are used for Alpine summer grazing, what species and how many animal heads are raised in the Alps, referring to the province of Trent - a well defined and highly representative area of the Alpine situation. Later on, based on the results acquired during the reconnaissance stage, a sub-area of the surveyed area - the Tesino upland plain in Valsugana - was considered. The typological and building characteristics of some hut buildings were studied. Also the material used and the engineering technologies adopted were analysed in order to establish criteria and methods for their recovery and re-use for production and farm holidays purposes and as historical-cultural evidence.