Depopulation and abandonment threaten Cibiana di Cadore, a small Dolomite municipality in Veneto, Italy, endangering its heritage and way of life. Climate change and global pressures weaken the economy, erase cultural roots, and redefine mountain living. BeLieving in the Mountains highlights resilience and the urgent need to sustain Alpine communities amid shifting landscapes.
Participants
LAURA FREGOLENT, MARY ANNE OCAMPO, REBECCA OCAMPO, SABRINA MENEGHELLO, AND CALE WAGNER
VENICE, ITALY; CAMBRIDGE, USA
Laura Fregolent, Sernaglia della Battaglia, Italy, 1966. Lives and works in Venice, Italy.
Mary Anne Ocampo, Norton, VA, USA, 1979. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA.
Rebecca Ocampo, Norton, VA, USA, 1980. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA.
Sabrina Meneghello, Padua, Italy, 1972. Lives and works in Venice, Italy.
Cale Wagner, Denver, USA, 1996. Lives and works in Cambridge, USA.
Technical Collaborators
Caterina Balletti and Francesco Guerra (Photogrammetric model); Andrea Martino and Enrico Breggion (Drone videos and laser scanning); Massimo Mazzanti (Data base and GIS support); Geomatics Laboratory – Iuav; Bobby Field, Flowing River Productions (Camera operator and Assistant Editor)
Team
Massimo Triches, Iuav (organizational support); Lara Fedon, Carolina Mion, Leonardo Francesco Fusco Rosmini, Samuel Rodriguez Izquierdo, Gaia Vian and Alberto Vidotto, Iuav (Design and production of project materials)
Thanks
Isabel Bao, Liviana Bianchi, Pierpaolo Bianchi, Beatrice Bizzocchi, Elia Bovo, Vittore Bianchi, Asia Brighenti, Giulia Brun, Osvaldo Da Col, Erika Costantin, Nicole De Sole, Gabriella De Zordo, Riccardo Del Favero, Christian Forte, Maria Eugenia Gavaldà, Paolo Masarié, Silvia Miorandi, Veronica Feltrin, Pietro Geremia, Sandro Gerardi, Mattia Gosetti, Denisa Ionela Ivanusca, Cesare Lasen, Flavia Marcolungo, Angela Moro, Fabrizia Olivotti, Umberto Olivotti, Davide Padoin, Graziano Panciera, Renato Panciera, Eliana Poiatti, Anna Ponzetto, Mauro Puppulin, Elena Maria Scilla Morani, Marco Triches, Agostino Svaluto, Filippo Verardo, Christine Zandanel, Fabrizio Zandanel, Giancarlo Zandanel, Antonio Zandonà, Beatrice Zorzi
Supporters
Comune di Cibiana di Cadore (Belluno, Italia) – Università Iuav di Venezia – NextGenerationEU, nell’ambito del PNRR M1 – C3 – Investimento 2.1 “Attrattività dei borghi storici”, Ministero della Cultura, CUP: J14H22000050006; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Fondazione Giovanni Angelini – Centro studi sulla montagna; Camera di Commercio Treviso-Belluno – Ufficio studi e statistica; Regione Veneto – Osservatorio del turismo regionale federato; ISTAT – Istituto Nazionale Statistica
