Urban Environmental Quality 2004 - I edition
This report, prepared by APAT with the support of the Ministry of the Environment and Territorial Protection, is an instrument of support for planning and administration in the urban environment, and therefore an integral instrument for the quality of life of the citizen.
State of the Environment
/2004
- Sommario
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- Presentation
- Key messages
- Introduction
- Metropolitan areas
Metropolitan areas, metropolitan cities: legal sources, unsolved problems - Energy, atmospheric emissions and air quality
Environmental-energy planning at a local level in all of the main Italian cities
Atmospheric emissions in urban areas
Atmospheric pollution in the main Italian urban settlements - Transport
Mobility in metropolitan areas
Mobility management
Technological instruments for the reduction of motor-vehicle emissions
The evaluation of atmospheric emission in relation to urban mobility choices made by inhabitants - Waters
The integrated water cycle in metropolitan areas. Quantitative and qualitative aspects
Water resource management and cost/effectiveness indicators in metropolitan areas as subject of study
The reform of the Integrated Water System and tariffs in eight big Italian cities - Waste
Waste management and the management of urban hygiene services. Environmental quality data screening
Technical environmental analysis of the management of urban waste - Local sustainability
The evaluation and monitoring of local sustainability instruments and the governance experiences in eight sample areas
Tourists and residents users of the city
The quality of the urban hospital system - Nature
Ecological quality and the defence of biodiversity in metropolitan settlements
Urban green and biodiversity in cities - Discarded areas
Discarded industrial areas between environmental risks and the opportunity to improve the territory - Exposure to radon, acoustic pollution, electromagnetic, indoor
Exposure levels to radon in the principal Italian metropolitan areas
Controlling acoustic pollution in the principal Italian metropolitan cities
Electromagnetic pollution in Italian metropolitan areas
A collection of indicators used in environmental reporting of indoor pollution. First example of application in eight of the main Italian metropolitan areas - Communication and information
Communication with stakeholders and the environmental balance sheet
A new governance model for Local Bodies
“The contribution of Italian metropolitan areas to environmental information on the web” - Case study
Principal environmental criticalities of the urban ecosystem in the city of Bologna from: ARPA opinion on the strategic structural plan of the Municipality of Bologna (March 2004)