The joint action that the partners want to promote is part of the local development policy that local administrations of the V.C.O and Locarno areas are carrying out for the management of the historical constructions that are now an important part of the alpine landscape. This landscape is the outcome of an ecosystem where nature and culture have found an optimum equilibrium to fulfill both human and environmental needs. The action in question is extremely important to overcome the problems connected with the younger generations that show a lack of technical know-how (especially on building design) and miss the manual and operational skills used in traditional construction methods.