Strategie di azione per la rigenerazione del waterfront balneare. Un caso studio a Riccione

Affected by the increasing violence of the climate change effects and the neglected awareness of an unavoidable sustainable planning, the border areas between sea and land face recurring emergencies and worsening natural risks. That special environment along the coastline, sometimes still enveloped by wilderness, sometimes strongly marked by urbanisation, is threatened by the sea level increasing and the progressive coastal erosion with irreversible injuries. Consequently, a number of different and innovative strategies must be arranged to make up for the effects of change and ensure a future for these territories. The case study concerns Riccione, an Adriatic city and a seaside resort, which presents an easily recognizable and remarkable typological model, for urban structure, consolidated economic organisation, social relationships, an appreciable balance between people needs and the natural resources.