In piena conformità alla dantesca citazione “Nomina sunt consequen-tia rerum”, il lavoro di Maria Giuseppina Lucia, Simona Epasto, Monica Maglio e Stefano Valdemarin si presenta ricco di implicazioni e di signifi-cati già a partire dal macro-titolo “Geografia finanziaria”.

Con il ritorno dei flussi turistici ai livelli pre-Covid (UNWTO, 2022a, 2024), nell’estate del 2024 è tornata a diffondersi una percezione del turismo, che mette in evidenza l’insofferenza delle comunità locali per gli effetti del sovraffollamento turistico sulla qualità della vita, la perdita di identità dei luoghi, la gentrification delle città, l’usura delle risorse naturali, in particolare quelle idriche, e l’enorme produzione di rifiuti.

The Protection and the Development of Mountain Areas in the Perspective of the Italian National Plan of Recovery and Resilience. – In Italy, implementing the cohesion and territorial development strategies displayed by the National Plan of Recovery and Resilience (PNRR) is complex because of its increasing socio-economic divides. In particular, the mountain areas – traditionally left on the margins of the national development strategies – ask for careful consideration. The traumatic experience of the pandemic, the lockdowns and the ecological transition challenge have awakened the political and media attention to these vital but fragile territories that produce natural resources and ecosystem services for the benefit of the whole community. The contribution discusses whether the NRRP contains adequate invest-ment indications and priority of intervention for the protection, long-term development and functional integration of mountain areas with the rest of the national territory. Concerning the methodology, the paper develops a qualitative analysis of the evaluation reports on the NRRP published by some leading mountain associations (UNCEM, ASVIS, INU, CAIRE) and the communication of a specific NRRP call (call “Villages” on Action 2.1 Village Attractiveness) employed to communicate and promote some calls.