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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

Urban environment

In terms of innovative ecofriendly urban planning tools, on 31 December 2013 81 of 116 provincial capitals have joined the Covenant of Mayors (committing to […]

Urban environment quality

In 2013, motorisation rates have been declining for the second year in a row. In the provincial capitals as a whole there were 613.2 motor […]

Urban environment quality

In 2012, the motorisation rate was about 609 cars per thousand inhabitants (-0.7% over the previous year); the number of motorcycles was almost stable at […]

Urban green areas

In 2011, urban green areas were 2.7% of the territory of provincial capitals (more than 550 million of m2). 14.8% of the municipal area is […]

Urban environmental indicators

Urban waste collection was of 609.5 kg per inhabitant, an increase of 0.9% in comparison with 2009 after three years of a decreasing trend. The […]

Urban environmental indicators

Istat presents the results of an urban environmental indicators survey carried out in collaboration with Municipal Statistical Offices and other Organizations working in the field. […]