Landscape development in Cilento National Park: the small towns of Monte Stella area between rural economy and tourism

The study focuses on the Cilento national park and the consequences that the aban- donment of the rural economy in favor of mass tourism are causing on the landscape. Starting from a critical analysis of the Monte Stella area, the study aims to highlight the different inte- gration that small old towns and new modern expansions have with the landscape of the park, showing risks generated by the abandonment of the traditional rural economy in favor of im- proper kind of tourism.