However, it also combines elements from a top-down approach like the selection of areas, organisation of coordination meetings, developing strategies and offering guidance (Faggian, 2017|2i]). The results from this tops-down-bottom-up approach are materialised in the form of a Programme Framework Agreement {Accordo di Programme Quadro), which is a contract among the municipal association, regional and central governments. Project areas are selected through a standardised public proceeding that involves a desk and field analyses of pre-selected areas. Pre-selected areas are analysed with respect to a series of demographic and socio-economic parameters (utilised agricultural area, deforestation, hydrological risk, population losses, entrepreneurship, tourism and cultural heritage, quality of education and health services among others).