Valore della multifunzialità agricola mediante analisi multicriteria

The planning process at local level shows an increasing demand for the preservation of the historical and cultural functions of the rural heritage and enhancement of the multifunctional aspects of agriculture. This paper, describes the methodology and the tools developed to support the planning process in the Province of Lodi. The classification performed at field level through multicriteria analysis allowed to assign indices to expresses characteristics such as the landscape value and natural resource value, but also their accessibility and agricultural-livestock pressure. The results obtained has been used in the framework of the Territorial Coordination Plan and have made it possible to validate the methodology and assess its effectiveness.