Heritage and Global resource: draa Valley in Morocco

A Region defined by geographical and physical boundaries contains a set of element that finds its description in the wider definition of “landscape” word. Draa Valley in Morocco is a landscape characterized by few elements: river, oasis, earthen architecture, Berber communities. A system of elements which over the centuries has created a wonderful Landscape. This landscape and territory generally, nowdays, is in decay advanced state of degradation. This research starts from territory and architecture knowledge and has the aim of Draa Valley physical and intangible heritage valorization. Knowledge phase was completed by implementing advanced technologies survey campaign. Have been surveyed earthen architectures (igherm and tighremt) and part of landscape. We are now able to make graphic and photographic repertoire. Architecture preservation state is very bad. Earthen architectures, no longer inhabited, are disintegrate under weather actions. Oasis, no longer cultivated, suffers same fate. Heritage education and its enjoyment seem to be correct methods for preservation and valorization of this kind of heritage. This research, in progress, goes in the direction of cultural tourism using a series of methods applied to the territory able to make live life the places. The other side creation of web-platform and structuring of a crowdsourcing, capabable of generating an active collaboration between physical places (Valley of Draa) and virtual places (web-site) delegating to a large number of people to the project development.