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The Military Arsenal of La Spezia today occupies a plain a time populated by irreverent springs, the "sprugole", and streams that fed lush vegetation. In 1870 the massive project of General Chiodo imposed substantial changes to the geomorphology of the places and in a few years, thanks to major hydraulic engineering works, two large basins replaced the gardens of the friars and the industrial architectures of the naval base expanded westward up to besiege the ancient village of Marola. Since the focus of the defence system of the Navy has shifted to the south of the country, the landscape heritage of the Military Arsenal of La Spezia is facing a new significant transformation. The risk of jeopardizing its unity in favour of speculative or erosive mechanisms is high. To this political complexity, is added the one of a place that still presents interesting geomorphological features and a military identity, which it is hard to ignore. As part of plans for a sustainable transformation of this piece of the Gulf (Marola), which collects the auspices of citizenship and interpret geomorphological and ecological behaviour of the system it is useful today to investigate the landscape resilience of these places to propose new sustainable uses and create a new landscape.

[EN] The gulf of La Spezia, in the North-Western part of the Mediterranean coast, harbours in its profound arc a rich and complex system of fortifications, which finds in the Maritime Military Arsenal (1869) its propelling force. Napoleon was amongst the first to build a key military base in this strategic location which was a fortification in itself. This study uses landscape structure analysis, geomorphological studies and cartographic recognitions to highlight how a different approach to the landscape management affects the resilience of the site, especially while accomplishing military objectives. This trans-disciplinary process will highlight how historical and social changes relate to different approaches in land management; in particular how political objectives (such as defence and control of territory) reflect a precise idea of landscape. The final aim will be to identify key features that allow an accurate re-reading of the landscape itself. ; Di Grazia, S.; Marinaro, L. (2015). Fortifications and landscape system: geological and geomorphological resilience in the development of the La Spezia Gulf. En Defensive architecture of the mediterranean: XV to XVIII centuries. Vol. I. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 111-118. https://doi.org/10.4995/FORTMED2015.2015.1729 ; OCS ; 111 ; 118

[EN] All the fortifications have their time. They respond to specific way of defending and attacking they change in time accordingly to the terrible habits of the weaponry and technology evolution. For a long time, from the age of the great fortifications, to the use of cannons, to the invention of the aerial war, the military built heritage have seen a long transformation made of sudden architectural changes, until the moment when the possibility of bombing and attacking from the sky signed the sunset of the large over ground buildings in favour of mimetic and underground structures. The "Valdilocchi Battery" belong to the last age of the large fortress, capable to resist to ground attack while showing the aspect of an inexpugnable stronghold. Sited on the top of a hill in the eastern part of the La Spezia gulf, this battery had the function of second line defense to control the neighboring valleys. The particular pentagonal plant and the state of excellent preservation, except for a part of collapse on the front of the gorge due to the German bombing, make it an artifact of great value. ; Verdiani, G.; Marinaro, L.; Reitano, D. (2020). La batteria Valdilocchi alla Spezia, rilievo digitale e documentazione di un'architettura alla fine di un'epoca. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 495-502. https://doi.org/10.4995/FORTMED2020.2020.11432 ; OCS ; 495 ; 502

The fortifications that rise around the harbour of Genova are architectural expressions that emphasize and clarify the relationship between man and landscape structure. The defence system intended as a single organic landscaping element is a key feature in the perception of the landscape it occupies. With the study of the geological structure and geomorphological landscape, it is possible to create the basis for an assessment of the characteristics that have influenced the design choices and functional work. The need to convert and valorise these military facilities is an opportunity to deal with studies that take into account the characteristics of the area.