This article 1 considers the central part of Apulia -the area which partially corresponded to ancient Peucetia -between the end of the 3rd c. B.C. (the dissolution of the Peucetian ethnos, when it was absorbed into the Roman 'confederation') and the beginning of the 4th c. A.D. (the founding of the provincia Apulia et Calabria) 2 (fig. 1). The appearance of the rural landscape and the form and layout of urban spaces as they can be reconstructed 1 This is a synthesis in English of the arguments put forward by the authors at various times and in different places, updated on the basis of new research. Further reflections will be published in a work now in the course of preparation. 2 On the institutional nature and administrative geography of the regio secunda Apulia et Calabria in the time of Augustus, and on the new demarcation of provincial boundaries and the ecclesiastical organization of the region in late antiquity, see Volpe

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The situation of multiple socioeconomic and housing emergency crises associated with the ageing of the population raises new challenges for the construction industry. Establishing a relationship between people, the environment and digital technologies opens up broad possibilities for design innovation and in relation to construction, management and use practices in housing for the elderly. This paper investigates evolved housing models composed of interoperable ICT/IoT technological and spatial solutions. The objective of the research is to draw up a code of practice, starting from environmental and technological requirements for spaces and services, as well as quality and performance indicators (KPI) for a new culture of dwelling, with provisions for their replicability, adaptability and scalability to a variety of use settings.

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