The paper moves from a research in progress about the network of the historical roads in Franciacorta, a hilly country in the eastern Lombardy. This region shows high territorial values, the presence of ancient historicalattestations, and a high demographic and economic development, which has increased the demand for settlement and consequent urbanization. This study compares the historical sources about roads in this area, trying to understand how they have changed according to the surrounding background, so that the main critical landscape factors may be included in roadscape planning. So, if a road is a member of the landscape, it is also true that the road is a preferential look-out post of the landscape and its transformations. The aim is to show some rules and good practises to preserve the heritage of this road according to three kinds of reasons: historical, infrastructural, and ecological. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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