Digital platforms in rural communities struggling for landscape preservation and a just transition

Local communities using digital platforms can do better in terms of participation and deliberation quality in comparison with similar communities that make use of traditional means of engagement/discussion

In Sardinia, lots of local communities are mobilizing against windmill farms and solar panel plants that are supposed to be installed near to cultural heritage or precious landscapes

The idea is to provide a local committee with a digital platform and observe whether it facilitates participation and quality deliberation, having a look at who participates and how

Are digital platforms comparatively capable to enhance participation and quality deliberation in rural areas often characterized by digital divide in comparison to other communities (urban, rural?)

In rural areas, due to infrastructural, socio-demographic and cultural reasons, digital platforms don't make a real difference in boosting participation and deliberation, in comparison to traditional in-person social practices

Local committes in rural communities engaged in territorial struggles to preserve lanscape and cultural heritage from renewable energy plants "assault"

Qualitative/quantitative analysis - Interviews, focus groups

To understand if and in relation to which conditions digital platforms can be an effective way of mobilization and quality deliberation in areas characterized by digital divide for the above mentioned reasons