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Inter-Village Cultural Mobility: Towards a Sustainable Cultural Metro Model in the Castelli Romani

Authors:
Michele Angelaccio
Lucia Zappitelli

Keywords: Sustainable Mobility; Cultural Tourism; Genetic Algorithms; Urban and Regional Planning.

Abstract:
Tourism in peri-urban cultural landscapes is often characterized by high car dependency, resulting in congestion, pollution, and a diminished visitor experience. The Castelli Romani area near Rome exemplifies this challenge: despite its rich cultural and natural heritage, over 65% of tourists access the region by private car, causing significant CO2 emissions, noise, and parking saturation. To address these issues, this paper introduces the concept of Inter-Village Cultural Mobility, which extends the Cultural Metro model from urban heritage contexts to a network of villages connected through sustainable ring routes. A web-based platform developed with LeafletJS enables interactive visualization of routes and comparative assessment between car-based and bus/trekking options, also contributing to the Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) domain. Preliminary simulations on a representative ring route indicate a 65% reduction in CO2 emissions, an increase in accessibility from 0.58 to 0.91, and 47% integration with trekking networks. Usability tests with twelve participants confirmed the added value of interactive visualizations in supporting visitor decision-making. This study contributes to research in sustainable transport and digital tourism by integrating methodological formalization, simulation-based evaluation, and user-centered design. Future work will focus on expanding empirical validation, optimizing routing strategies, and exploring scalability to other peri-urban cultural destinations.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2025

Publication date: October 26, 2025

Published in: conference

ISBN: 978-1-68558-331-6

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from October 26, 2025 to October 30, 2025