Assessing the Landscape Value: An Integrated Approach to Measure the Attractiveness and Pressures of the Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont (Italy)

The paper deals with an integrated evaluation methodology finalized to evaluate the landscape value of the UNESCO site “Vineyard landscape of Langhe, Roero and Monferrato” (Piedmont, IT). The methodology consists in the employment of a system of landscape indicators with the aim, on one hand, to measure the landscape value in economic terms and on the other hand, to examine the pressures exercised on the landscape and its components. The present evaluation model could be considered a feasible tool in the decision support system for the definition of territorial scenarios of change