Environmental protection investments

In 2014 investments for environmental protection of industrial companies decreased for the second year in a row, with a decline of 19.7 % compared to […]

Urban environment

The orientation of city governments to sustainable management and to implement “smart city” policies is described by grouping the response indicators related to eight environmental […]

Citizens’ satisfaction

After five years, in 2016 the percentage of population that were highly satisfied with their life (answering 8, 9 or 10) grew: from 35.1% to […]

Areas affected by the earthquake of 24 08 2016

Istat provides information on the area hit by the earthquake of August 24, 2016. The area includes the 17 municipalities affected by the order that […]

Urban green areas

In 2014, urban green areas summed up to 2.7% of the territory of provincial capitals (more than 567 million of m2). 16.1% of the municipal […]

Istat water statistics

The meteorological stations located in the regional capital municipalities registered, in the period 2001-2014, an average annual precipitation of 740.8 mm, 1.1% less than the […]

Population and the environment

The last decades have been characterized by changes in the environment, most of which determined by the increasing pressure of human activities on natural ecosystems. […]

Environmental protection investments

The environmental protection expenditure for industry, in 2013, was 1,391 million of euro of wich 958 million of euro were investments in equipment and plant […]

Citizens’ satisfaction

In 2015, after a sharp decline in 2012, the satisfaction of people aged 14 and over with living conditions in general shows a substantial stability […]

Urban environment quality

Air quality continued to improve in 2014, as fewer provincial capitals (35, against 44 in 2013) exceeded the limit value set for PM10 (daily average) […]