User:Sarap.04/Heritage Studies and ICT 2020-2021

For the assignment of Heritage Studies and ICT concerning Wikipedia, I decided to focus on 4 articles regarding the territory from which I come from, namely the Piedmont region. The main reason for which I have chosen this area was that of perpetuating the research I did for my bachelor thesis. In fact, in my bachelor thesis I analysed the "green tourism" with a specific focus on gardens and, especially, on the binomial castle-garden. My research goal was to demonstrate how a garden can enhance the attraction of the castle itself and how the combination of the two can represent an added value for the whole territory. In order to do so, I have conducted a benchmark analysis at a European level and I finally addressed to the Piedmont context, since it is characterized by the well-known and UNESCO sites of the Royal Residences of the Savoy family. This network is composed of several castles, the majority of which are often accompanied by a garden, even though these are unfortunately hidden gems. I have therefore studied and analysed how they are nowadays presented and how they can be improved in order to represent a sustainable as well as competitive edge for the territory.

Consequently, I decided to take advantage of this assignment to improve the Wikipedia encyclopedia and, at the same time, to continue my research in a field of personal and professional interest.

The articles to which I have contributed are the following:

1) Castle of Rivoli (Heritage site) - links for the article and the discussion page: Castle of Rivoli + Talk:Castle of Rivoli

Despite the fact that the Castle itself lacks of a proper garden, the ninfeo is still present and worth of notice. In the same way, the recent acquisition of Villa Cerruti within the complex of the Castle of Rivoli contributes to enhance the "green element" of the whole network. The sources I used are the two following books:

- Affenita, Giacomo (1990). Residenze e Collezioni Reali. Torino: Editurist. pp. 125–133

- Christov-Bakargiev, Accornero, Cafagna, Rigolo (2019). La Collezione Cerruti. Torino: Allemandi. pp. 77–81

2) Castle of Racconigi (Heritage site) - Castle of Racconigi + Talk:Castle of Racconigi

I have then decided to focus my second article concerning the heritage sites on the Castle of Racconigi because it is stated that this article lacks of reliable sources and I therefore wanted give my contribution with my sources in order to enhance the article.

Here I concentrated on the typology of park which is visible nowadays and on its main and most surprising building. The sources are the two following books:

- AA.VV., Torino, La Reggia di Venaria e le Residenze Reali del Piemonte, Torino, Opera SpA (2015), p. 66-71

- Macera Mirella, Real parco di Racconigi - Il sistema delle acque, Torino, Allemandi (2006), p. 5-10

3) Piedmont (Territory) - Piedmont + Talk:Piedmont

Since tourism is my field of interest and (hopefully) the field of my career, I wanted to give my contribution also in this sector in the article about the Piedmont region. While reading the Tourism section of this article, I noticed that no mention was made to the network of Royal Residences which, on the contrary, are becoming more and more tourists attractions (thanks also to the fact that they are UNESCO sites and this contributes to enhance their visibility and appeal). That is why I thought a reference was essential. The sources I took advantage of are the following:

- AA.VV., Dimore Reali e la Corona di Delizie - Palazzi, castelli e ville sabaude in Piemonte I, Torino, La Stampa (2004), p. 1-13

- Cortese D., L’azienda turistica: nuovi scenari e modelli evolutivi, Torino, G. Giappichelli Editore (2018), p. 63-77

- Cortese D., Giacosa E., Cantino V., Knowledge sharing for coopetition in tourist destinations: the difficult path to the network, Springer (2018), p. 1-12

4) Pralormo (Territory) - https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pralormo + https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discussione:Pralormo

Within this assignment I also wanted to give my contribution to the Italian version of Wikipedia and I decided to work on a smaller reality, the one of the town of Pralormo. Here I have focuses on the well-known annual manifestation called Messer Tulipano, whose notoriety and reputation is increasingly growing. The Castle and the event represent a model of how an event can enhance the park, how the event in the park can enhance the castle itself and how the event in the park and in the castle can represent a benefit for the whole local community and economy. In this case, I used the following book:

- Filippo Beraudo di Pralormo, Il castello di Pralormo e la sua storia, Torino, Progetto Immagine (2014), p. 17-20, 26-27

COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION

In order to proper develop this project, I collaborated with the DMO Turismo Torino e Provincia. I did my internship there during my bachelor and they helped me with my thesis. I still am in contact with them and when I told them about this project they expressed themselves willing to help me. They suggested me some materials and reliable sources I could use. They have been really helpful and that is why I really want to thank them for their support. Now and always.

Within the development of my bachelor thesis I have also had the chance to meet and interview Consolata Beraudo di Pralormo, the countess of the Castle of Pralormo. She shared with me her enthusiasm for the annual event Messer Tulipano (that she personally invented and created) and she also invited me to work for her during Messer Tulipano 2020 as a tourist guide. Even though I had accepted with a lot of enthusiasm, Covid-19 came to ruin my plans and I couldn't be able to live this experience (big hopes for 2021). However, the interview and the advice she gave me at the time for by bachelor thesis have been useful also for this project.

Last but not least, my amazing Think Tank group (Alessandra Messora, Alessia Ambrosino, Gaia Ronning, Martina Massara e Michela Dell'Aglio) supported me and we reciprocally helped each other by inspecting and giving advice to our projects.

Thank you for your attention and interest.

Best wishes,

Sara