Enhancing to Avoid Marginalization. Strategies and actions for Smart Villages in inner areas.

Inner areas of the Madonie Park represent an invaluable heritage yet face persistent challenges of depopulation and marginalization. Enhancing to Avoid Marginalization applies the Smart Village framework to integrate cultural and natural heritage rehabilitation, sustainable development, and innovation. Using SWOT analysis and comparative case studies, this research identifies actionable strategies to empower local communities, foster new economic activities, and improve quality of life, positioning the territory as a laboratory for resilient and inclusive growth—both by analogy and contrast with other contexts.