Paesaggi fluviali dell’Italia settentrionale: teorie e metodi di indagine per un progetto di ricerca storico-geografico

This paper discusses the theoretical and methodological frame as well as the expected outcomes of a research project devoted to the study and representation of Po plane waterscapes. The investigation is situated in the debate concerning society and hy- drology, with the purpose to rethink a more complex and multidisciplinary approach aimed to investigate the tangible component of river landscapes. Regarding the meth- odology, historical geography and socio-geographical are integrated with representa- tional instrument provided by geomatics, in order to provide a useful instrument for territorial knowledge. The project investigates three portions of rivers in northern Italy, which are characterized by different physical-natural and historical circumstanc- es. This allows the description of an articulated frame of the exploited methodologies and emerging problematic.