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EVA, Eco Villaggio Autocostruito di Pescomaggiore

Pescomaggiore, L'Aquila · Abruzzo · Italy

Commons and belongingCivic labs and participation2009

After the L'Aquila earthquake of April 2009, a group of residents organised since 2007 in the Comitato per la Rinascita di Pescomaggiore decided not to wait for institutional solutions and self-built a small neighbourhood of wood and straw houses following bio-architecture criteria, on land donated by other residents. Against the government's model of prefabricated new towns, the project asserted community self-management of the reconstruction, and today it combines housing, sustainable tourism and vegetable gardens.

Led by
Comitato per la Rinascita di Pescomaggiore
Status
Active
Participation
Community led
Visitable
Ecoaldea visitable, con alojamiento y proyectos de turismo sostenible
Contact
No public contact on record
Last reviewed
1 September 2026

Verification

Partially verified

This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.

  • Verified primary and secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months
  • Partial one source on record
  • Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending

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