DOCSLIB.ORG

Development Prospects of the Central Mediterranean Regions (Mezzogiorno-Greece)

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Development Prospects of the Central Mediterranean Regions (Mezzogiorno-Greece) ·:: ··· ··· ··· European Union ··· ··· ··· Τ Regional policy ······ •s and cohesion ······ · : ·! • · · ·! • · · ··· ·! ·· ·* ·· • · ·· *· ······ ·ζ· 'opment studies ■ Development prospects of the central Mediterranean, ■ , . .' » . regions (MezzOgiorno­Greece) • • European Gommission European Union Regional policy and cohesion Regional development studies Development prospects of the central Mediterranean regions (Mezzogiorno-Greece) European Commission Already published in the series Regional development studies 01 — Demographic evolution in European regions (Demeter 2015). 02 — Socioeconomic situation and development of the regions in the neighbouring countries of the Community in Central and Eastern Europe. 03 — Les politiques régionales dans l'opinion publique. 04 — Urbanization and the functions of cities in the European Community. 05 — The economic and social impact of reductions in defence spending and military forces on the regions of the Community. 06 — New location factors for mobile investment in Europe. 07 — Trade and foreign investment in the Community regions: the impact of economic reform in Central and Eastern Europe. 08 — Estudio prospectivo de las regiones atlánticas. Europa 2000. Study of prospects in the Atlantic regions. Europe 2000. Étude prospective des régions atlantiques. Europe 2000. Estudio prospectivo de las regiones atlántcas. Europa 2000. 09 — Financial engineering techniques applying to regions eligible under Objectives 1, 2 and 5b. 10 — Interregional and cross-border cooperation in Europe. 11 — Estudio prospectivo de las regiones del Mediterráneo Oeste. Évolution prospective des régions de la Méditerranée-Ouest. Evoluzione delle prospettive delle regioni del Mediterraneo occidentale. 12 — Valeur ajoutée et ingénierie du développement local. 14 — Development prospects of the central Mediterranean regions (Mezzogiorno-Greece). 18 — The prospective development of the northern seaboard. 20 — Evolución prospectiva de las regiones interiores (y de los espacios rurales de baja densidad de población en la Comunidad). Évolution prospective des régions intérieures (et des espaces ruraux de faible densité de population de la Communauté). 24 — Cohesion and the development challenge facing the lagging regions. 25 — In den Regionen für die Regionen Europas / Über die Aneignung eines neuen gewerk• schaftlichen Arbeitsfeldes. Forthcoming publications in this series 13 — Impact of the development of the Nordic countries on regional development and spatial organization in the Community. 15 — The spatial consequences of the integration of the new German Länder into the Community. 16 — The impact of the development of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on the Community territory. 17 — Étude prospective des régions de l'arc alpin et périalpin. Studio delle prospettive delle regioni dell'Arco alpino e prealpino. 19 — L'impact sur le développement régional et l'aménagement de l'espace communautaire des pays du sud et de l'est méditerranéens (PSEM). 21 — The regional impact of the Channel Tunnel throughout the Community. 22 — The perspective development of the central and capital cities and regions. 23 — Guide to planning tourism development in regional and local economies. Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 1995 ISBN 92-826-8789-9 © ECSC-EC-EAEC, Brussels · Luxembourg, 1995 Reproduction is authorized, except for commercial purposes, provided the source is acknowledged Printed in Germany Preface Each year, the Directorate-General for Regional Policy and Cohesion of the European Commission launches a number of studies in the field of regional policy and regional planning. These studies mainly aim at providing a basis for policy formulation internally, as well as the preparation of programmes and initiatives and a basis for analysing the impact of current or planned activities. The most interesting or innovative of these are published in a series entitled Regional development studies. With this series, the Directorate-General hopes to stimulate discussion and action in a wider sphere on the research results received. The publication of the studies is addressed to politicians and decision-makers at European, regional and local level, as well as to academics and experts in the broad fields of issues covered. It is hoped that by publicizing research results the Commission will enrich and stimulate public debate and promote a further exchange of knowledge and opinions on the issues which are considered important for the economic and social cohesion of the Union and therefore for the future of Europe. Readers should bear in mind that the study reports do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Commission but first and foremost express the opinion of those responsible for carrying out the study. Contents Part I — Summaries 15 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 15 RESUME 35 Part II — Analysis 57 1. DEMOGRAPHY AND THE LABOUR FORCE 57 1.1. Introduction 57 1.2. Demography 57 1.2.1. Population trends through the 1970s 57 1.2.2. The new demographic phenomena of the 1980s 57 1.2.2.1. The demographic balance in the central Mediterranean area 57 1.2.2.2. Rising immigration pressure over the 1980s 60 1.2.3. Towards 2000: demographic developments unfolding 62 1.2.3.1. Population ageing 62 1.2.3.2. Population in 2020: ageing continues without significant population growth 63 1.2.3.3. The social, economic and cultural impact of population ageing 63 1.2.3.4. Projecting migratory flows: increasing immigration 64 1.3. The labour-market 66 1.3.1. Characteristics of the central Mediterranean labour-market 66 1.3.2. Participation of women in the labourforce 67 1.3.3. Dynamics of the labour-market into the 1990s 67 1.3.3.1. Growth of labour supply 67 1.3.3.2. Youth employment: low participation 68 1.3.3.3. Unemployment: the biggest unsolved problem in the central Mediterranean 69 1.3.4. The likelihood of rising unemployment 70 1.3.5. The regional labour-market 71 1.4. Labour-market development: the big four variables 72 1.5. Policy conclusions and recommendations 73 Contents 2. SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT 75 2.1. The pattern of growth 75 2.1.1. Sectoral imbalance in the central Meciterranean area 75 2.1.2. The crucial weakness of the industrial sector 76 2.1.3. The anomalous growth of the tertiary sector 79 2.1.4. The heavy hand of inefficient State intervention 80 2.1.5. Into the 1990s: a continuation of current trends would lead to increasing marginalization 81 2.2. Sectoral analysis 82 2.2.1. Introduction 82 2.2.1.1. The central Mediterranean economy 82 2.2.1.2. The regional economy: increasing divergence between dynamic and underdeveloped areas 88 2.2.2. Agriculture 89 2.2.2.1. Utilization of agricultural terrain 89 2.2.2.2. The structural evolution of agriculture: a slow process 89 2.2.2.3. The composition of agricultural production in the central Mediterranean 93 2.2.2.4. Farm size: the excessive number of smallholdings limits agricultural restructuring 94 2.2.2.5. Regional agricultural characteristics 94 2.2.2.5.1. The Mezzogiorno 94 2.2.2.5.2. Greece 94 2.2.2.6. Transformation of the agricultural system: low integration with industry 94 2.2.2.7. The agricultural sector between abandonment and restructuring 95 2.2.3. Trade 96 2.2.3.1. A permanent imbalance 96 2.2.3.2. Financing the trade deficit 97 2.2.3.3. Low foreign trade exposure 97 2.2.3.4. Weak specialization 97 2.2.3.5. Trading partners: a high share of extra-EC trade in Sicily 98 2.2.4. Tourism 99 2.2.4.1. Supply of tourist facilities: a limited and unplanned expansion 99 2.2.4.2. Deteriorating competitiveness 101 2.2.4.3. The predominance of non-registered tourist accommodation 102 2.2.4.4. High spatial concentration of tourist facilities 103 2.2.4.5. The tourism resource: a potential unexploited 103 2.2.5. Small and medium-sized enterprises 104 2.2.5.1. The inflexible characteristics of organization among small firms 104 2.2.5.2. Spatial distribution of activity 105 2.2.5.2.1. The Mezzogiorno 105 2.2.5.2.2. Greece 106 2.2.5.3. 'Problematic enterprises', small-scale production, and the parallel economy In Greece 107 2.3. Recent policies 108 2.3.1. Support policies for the Mezzogiorno regions 108 2.3.1.1. Redistribution effects of fiscal policies 108 2.3.1.2. The 'Intervento straordinario' for the Mezzogiorno 108 2.3.1.3. Industrial policies in the Mezzogiorno 109 2.3.1.4. The policies of the regions of the Mezzogiorno 111 Development prospects of the central Mediterranean regions 2.3.1.5. EC policies in the Mezzogiorno 112 2.3.2. Greece 113 2.3.2.1. Productivity stagnation 113 2.3.2.2. Government investment policy and the Community support framework (CSF) 113 2.4. Policy conclusions and recommendations 115 2.4.1. Introduction 115 2.4.2. Community policy 115 2.4.3. National policy 116 2.4.4. Local policy 117 Statistical annex 119 3. INFRASTRUCTURE 129 3.1. Existing state of development 129 3.2. Prospective developments of infrastructure 130 3.3. Transport 130 3.3.1. Passenger and freight transport patterns 131 3.3.2. Road transportation 133 3.3.3. Rail transportation 135 3.3.4. Sea transportation 137 3.3.4.1. Harbour planning 140 3.3.4.2. Short-term interventions (Greece) 140 3.3.4.3. The recreational harbour system 140 3.3.5. Air transportation 141 3.3.6. Spatial implications of transport 142 3.3.6.1. Spatial implications of planned road and rail networks 144 3.4. Telecommunications and information network 144 3.4.1. Programmes in progress (the Mezzogiorno) 145 3.4.2. Programmes planned (the Mezzogiorno) 145 3.4.3. Programmes in progress (Greece) 145 3.4.4. Programmes planned (Greece) 146 3.5.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Rough Guide to Naples & the Amalfi Coast
    HEK=> =K?:;I J>;HEK=>=K?:;je CVeaZh i]Z6bVaÒ8dVhi D7FB;IJ>;7C7B<?9E7IJ 7ZcZkZcid BdcYgV\dcZ 8{ejV HVc<^dg\^d 8VhZgiV HVciÉ6\ViV YZaHVcc^d YZ^<di^ HVciVBVg^V 8{ejVKiZgZ 8VhiZaKdaijgcd 8VhVaY^ Eg^cX^eZ 6g^Zcod / AV\dY^EVig^V BVg^\a^Vcd 6kZaa^cd 9WfeZ_Y^_de CdaV 8jbV CVeaZh AV\dY^;jhVgd Edoojda^ BiKZhjk^jh BZgXVidHVcHZkZg^cd EgX^YV :gXdaVcd Fecf[__ >hX]^V EdbeZ^ >hX]^V IdggZ6ccjco^ViV 8VhiZaaVbbVgZY^HiVW^V 7Vnd[CVeaZh GVkZaad HdggZcid Edh^iVcd HVaZgcd 6bVa[^ 8{eg^ <ja[d[HVaZgcd 6cVX{eg^ 8{eg^ CVeaZh I]Z8Vbe^;aZ\gZ^ Hdji]d[CVeaZh I]Z6bVa[^8dVhi I]Z^haVcYh LN Cdgi]d[CVeaZh FW[ijkc About this book Rough Guides are designed to be good to read and easy to use. The book is divided into the following sections, and you should be able to find whatever you need in one of them. The introductory colour section is designed to give you a feel for Naples and the Amalfi Coast, suggesting when to go and what not to miss, and includes a full list of contents. Then comes basics, for pre-departure information and other practicalities. The guide chapters cover the region in depth, each starting with a highlights panel, introduction and a map to help you plan your route. Contexts fills you in on history, books and film while individual colour sections introduce Neapolitan cuisine and performance. Language gives you an extensive menu reader and enough Italian to get by. 9 781843 537144 ISBN 978-1-84353-714-4 The book concludes with all the small print, including details of how to send in updates and corrections, and a comprehensive index.
    [Show full text]
  • Ercolano, Naples
    University of Bath PHD Civil society and the anti-pizzo movement: the case of Ercolano, Naples Bowkett, Chris Award date: 2017 Awarding institution: University of Bath Link to publication Alternative formats If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact: [email protected] General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal ? Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 07. Oct. 2021 Civil society and the anti-pizzo movement: the case of Ercolano, Naples Christopher Bowkett A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Bath Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies September 2017 COPYRIGHT Attention is drawn to the fact that copyright of this thesis/portfolio rests with the author and copyright of any previously published materials included may rest with third parties. A copy of this thesis/portfolio has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it understands that they must not copy it or use material from it except as permitted by law or with the consent of the author or other copyright owners, as applicable.
    [Show full text]
  • Unearth the Essence of the Amalfi Coast with Our Extraordinary Experiences Contents
    UNEARTH THE ESSENCE OF THE AMALFI COAST WITH OUR EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES CONTENTS SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES 3 COASTAL LIVING 12 WINING AND DINING 23 TREASURES OF THE LAND 38 ART AND CULTURE 49 – SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES 3 MYSTERIES OF NAPLES Italian writer and journalist Curzio Malaparte once wrote: “Naples is the most mysterious city in Europe. It is the only city in the ancient world that has not perished like Ilium, like Nineveh, like Babylon. It is the only city in the world that has not sunk in the immense shipwreck of ancient civilisation. Naples is a Pompeii that has never been buried.” In the company of an expert storyteller, embark on a journey through the vibrant heart of this mysterious southern capital, discovering decorated catacombs, richly encoded chapels and aged rituals. Customise your tour, choosing from: – Farmacia degli Incurabili: This pharmaceutical laboratory was a meeting point for the Neapolitan Enlightened elite. Discover the intriguing anecdotes of a place where art and science collided. – Biblioteca dei Girolamini: Home to a vast archive of books and opera music since 1586, this is the oldest public library in Naples. – San Gaudioso Catacombs: Concealed beneath the Basilica di Santa Maria della Santità lies one of the most important early Christian cemeteries in Naples. Head underground to unearth the mysterious crypt’s secrets. – Sansevero Chapel: Preserving the Veiled Christ, one of the greatest masterpieces ever carved in marble, this chapel is an iconic example of 18th-century creativity. The statues appear so fluid and soft, you may be tempted to reach out and touch them. Visits may vary according to availability.
    [Show full text]
  • Hail Storm Hazard in Urban Areas: Identification and Probability Of
    Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., doi:10.5194/hess-2016-177, 2016 Manuscript under review for journal Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Published: 14 June 2016 c Author(s) 2016. CC-BY 3.0 License. Hail storm hazard in urban areas: identification and probability of occurrence by using a single-polarization X-band weather radar Vincenzo Capozzi1, Errico Picciotti2, Vincenzo Mazzarella1, Giorgio Budillon1, Frank Silvio Marzano2,3 1 Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale di Napoli, 80143, Italy 5 2 Centre of Excellence CETEMPS, University of L’Aquila, 67100, Italy 3 Dept. of Information Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184, Italy Correspondence to: V. Capozzi ([email protected]) Abstract. This work exploits the potentiality of hail warning, based on single-polarization X-band weather radar measurements and tested on a large and well-documented data set of thunderstorm events in southern Italy near Naples. Even though X-band 10 radars may suffer of two-way path attenuation especially at long ranges, due to their relatively low cost their use is rapidly increasing for short-range applications such as urban environments. To identify hail through radar measurements, two different methodologies have been selected and adapted to X-band data within the study area: one uses the Waldvogel (WAL) approach, whereas the other one uses the Vertically-Integrated Liquid Density (VIL-Density) product. The study aims at developing a Probability-of-Hail (POH) index in order to support hail risk management at urban scales. In order to find the optimal threshold 15 values to discriminate between hail and severe rain, an extensive intercomparison between outcomes of the two methodologies and ground truth observations of hail has been performed, using a 2x2 contingency table and statistical scores.
    [Show full text]
  • A New Automatic Monitoring Network of Surface Waters in Greece: Preliminary Data Quality Checks and Visualization
    hydrology Technical Note A New Automatic Monitoring Network of Surface Waters in Greece: Preliminary Data Quality Checks and Visualization Yiannis Panagopoulos * , Anna Konstantinidou, Konstantinos Lazogiannis, Anastasios Papadopoulos and Elias Dimitriou Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 19013 Anavissos Attikis, Greece; [email protected] (A.K.); [email protected] (K.L.); [email protected] (A.P.); [email protected] (E.D.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +30-22910-76396 Abstract: The monitoring of surface waters is of fundamental importance for their preservation under good quantitative and qualitative conditions, as it can facilitate the understanding of the actual status of water and indicate suitable management actions. Taking advantage of the experience gained from the coordination of the national water monitoring program in Greece and the available funding from two ongoing infrastructure projects, the Institute of Inland Waters of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research has developed the first homogeneous real-time network of automatic water monitoring across many Greek rivers. In this paper, its installation and maintenance procedures are presented with emphasis on the data quality checks, based on values range and variability tests, before their online publication and dissemination to end-users. Preliminary analyses revealed that the water pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors and produced data need increased maintenance and quality checks respectively, compared to the more reliably recorded water stage, temperature Citation: Panagopoulos, Y.; Konstantinidou, A.; Lazogiannis, K.; (T) and electrical conductivity (EC). Moreover, the data dissemination platform and selected data Papadopoulos, A.; Dimitriou, E. A visualization options are demonstrated and the need for both this platform and the monitoring New Automatic Monitoring Network network to be maintained and potentially expanded after the termination of the funding projects of Surface Waters in Greece: Preliminary is highlighted.
    [Show full text]
  • Assessing the Acheloos to Pinios Interbasin Water Transfer in the Context of Integrated Water Resources Management
    A Perpetually Interrupted Interbasin Water Transfer as a Modern Greek Drama: Assessing the Acheloos to Pinios Interbasin Water Transfer in the Context of Integrated Water Resources Management Case Study Hristos Tyralis1*, Aristoteles Tegos2, Anastasia Delichatsiou3, Nikos Mamassis4, Demetris Koutsoyiannis5 1,2,4,5Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Heroon Polytechneiou 5, 157 80 Zografou, Greece 2 [email protected] 3Retired, Infrastructure Directorate, General Staff, Hellenic Air Force, Mpodosaki 4, 142 32 Nea Ionia, Greece, adeli- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] *Corresponding Author: [email protected] ABSTRACT Interbasin water transfer is a primary instrument of water resources management directly related with the inte- grated development of the economy, society and environment. Here we assess the project of the interbasin water transfer from the river Acheloos to the river Pinios basin which has intrigued the Greek society, the politicians and scientists for decades. The set of criteria we apply originate from a previous study reviewing four interbasin water transfers and assessing whether an interbasin water transfer is compatible with the concept of integrated water resources management. In this respect, we assess which of the principles of the integrated water resources management the Acheloos to Pinios interbasin water transfer project does or does not satisfy. While the project meets the criteria of real surplus and deficit, of sustainability and of sound science, i.e., the criteria mostly relat- ed to the engineering part, it fails to meet the criteria of good governance and balancing of existing rights with needs, i.e., the criteria associated with social aspects of the project.
    [Show full text]
  • The Amalfi Coast
    THE AMALFI COAST A UNIQUE & ALLURING COASTAL WALK THE AMALFI COAST —SELF GUIDED WALKING HOLIDAY SUMMARY The Amalfi Coast has drawn film stars and celebrities to it’s stunning coast line since Victorian times and its attraction is no less strong today. Huge cliffs tumble hundreds of metres into the turquoise Mediterranean sea to create an indescribably beautiful coastline, listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Get under the skin of the real Italy as you wander along ancient coastal pathways. Picturesque villages and towns perched improbably on the hillside combined with an exceptional diversity of landscape provide the perfect landscape for walking. Ancient paths wind through fragrant lemon groves and terraced vineyards, rewarding you with breathtaking views at every twist and turn. Your holiday starts in the town of Amalfi, an ancient Maritime Republic famous for its refined architecture and your base for the first three nights. Agerola is your next stop, a rural community situated on an high plan surrounded by a dramatic landscape rising steeply from the shore to rugged mountains. Your walking holiday continues to the fishing village of Praiano and then you explore the most marvelous section of the “Footpath of Gods”, walking though an unmatched Mediterranean landscape. Tour: The Amalfi Coast Code: WItSTAC Type: Self-Guided Walking Holiday HIGHLIGHTS Price: See Website Dates: April to October on any day. Walking Days: 6 Walking along the amazing pathway network on the Amalfi Coast. Nights: 7 Visiting the charming town of Ravello and its gardens. Start: Amalfi Finish: Praiano Enjoying the delicious local cuisine and wines.
    [Show full text]
  • Analysis on the Metabolic Process of Urban Agglomeration and the Cooperative
    Annex 1 First Annual Report China-Italy Bilateral Project "Analysis on the metabolic process of urban agglomeration and the cooperative strategy of circular economy" CUP: I56C17000020002 Institution: Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope"/ Parthenope University of Naples Unit: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie / Department of Science and Technology Project activities: WP1 and WP2 coordinated by Parthenope University Authors: Silvio Cristiano, Amalia Zucaro, Francesco Gonella, Stefano Dumontet, Sergio Ulgiati 1. Definition of the metropolitan geographical-administrative system boundaries The system boundaries of our case study correspond to the geographical-administrative borders of the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy (Città metropolitana di Napoli). Located (Fig. 1) in Southern Italian region Campania, it is a mainly coastal area located around the Gulf of Naples in the Thyrrenian Sea, covering a surface of 1,179 km2, including five islands, and orographically characterised by the presence of some short coastal mountain reliefs as well as of the volcano Mount Vesuvius. The Metropolitan City of Naples has a resident population of 3,101,002 inhabitants (according to the Italian national statistics institute ISTAT – Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, 2018), with a population density equal to 2,630 inhabitants/km2. It is composed of 92 lower administrative bodies, known as comuni (municipalities), among which Naples (Napoli) represents the chief city: Acerra, Afragola, Agerola, Anacapri, Arzano, Bacoli, Barano d’Ischia, Boscoreale,
    [Show full text]
  • Environmental Report 2009: the Environment, Our
    The environment, our world! PPC on track towards Sustainable Development Athens 2009 We act responsibly 1 CONTENTS Letter of the Chairman and CEO p. 5 Chapter 1: CLIMATE CHANGE p. 7 Chapter 2: ATMOSPHERE p. 19 Chapter 3: GROUND- NATURAL ENVIRONMENT p. 31 Chapter 4: WATER SYSTEMS p. 37 Chapter 5: WASTE MANAGEMENT - ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT p. 51 Chapter 6: ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS p. 59 Chapter 7: AESTHETIC INFLUENCE, LAND AESTHETICS p. 63 Chapter 8: NOISE p. 71 Chapter 9: CERTIFICATION SYSTEMS p. 75 Chapter 10: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES p. 79 Chapter 11: COMMUNICATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES p. 85 Chapter 12: COMMITMENTS FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT p. 91 3 Dear Readers, The effective protection of the environment constitutes a global demand for coping with climate change, which poses a major threat for the future of the generations to come. PPC, fully sensitized to the demand of Greek society for a better environment, has set environmental protection as one of the basic priorities of its policy on modernization and development. We fully recognize that the environmental upgrading of our power generation potential has been greatly delayed since the necessary investments should have been concluded in the past decade. On the other hand, we have not managed as yet to communicate the significant work of PPC in the exploitation of the country’s water potential through the development of significant Hydroelectric Power Plants. How many of our fellow citizens know, for example, that PPC projects secure the water supply for 2,500,000 consumers and the irrigation of 450,000 hectares of agricultural land? How many know that approximately 8,000,000 trees have been planted in exhausted PPC mines in order to create big air replenishment areas? Today, PPC executives and personnel do not only systematically follow all the developments on issues of climate change and environmental technologies, but also draw up the policies that will allow the Company to become the driving force behind the rapid development of a Green Economy in our country.
    [Show full text]
  • Findings on Socio-Cultural, Socio-Economic
    Ref. Ares(2020)1413579 - 06/03/2020 REPAiR REsource Management in Peri-urban AReas: Going Beyond Urban Metabolism D3.8 Report – findings on socio-cultural, socio- economic and company related investigations Version 2.1 Author(s): Viktor Varjú (RKI), Virág Lovász (RKI), Zoltán Grünhut (RKI), Ákos Bodor (RKI), Attila Pirmajer (University of Pécs, Faculty of Human Arts) Contributors: Sue Ellen Taelman (UGent); Arianne Acke (OVAM), Zoltán Raffay (Univ. Pécs) Grant Agreement No.: 688920 Programme call: H2020-WASTE-2015-two-stage Type of action: RIA – Research & Innovation Action Project Start Date: 01-09-2016 Duration: 48 months Deliverable Lead Beneficiary: RKI Dissemination Level: PU Contact of responsible author: [email protected] This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 688920. Disclaimer: This document reflects only the authors’ view. The Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. Dissemination level: • PU = Public • CO = Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) 1 REPAiR - REsource Management in Peri-urban Areas 688920 REPAiR Version 2.1 26/02/20 D3.8 Socio-economic, socio-cultural findings Change control VERSION DATE AUTHOR ORGANISATION DESCRIPTION / COMMENTS 1.0 14- Viktor Varjú RKI FIRST DRAFT structure 03- 2019 1.1 31- Virág Lovász RKI Socio-economic part 03- 2019 1.2 12- Viktor Varjú RKI Company related 04- investigation 2019 1.3 12- Zoltán RKI, Univ. of Pécs Socio-cultural part 04- Grünhut, (PTE BTK) 2019 Ákos Bodor, Attila Pirmajer 1.4 15- Viktor Varjú RKI Preparation for circulation for 04- REPAiR team 2019 1.5 17- Sue Ellen UGent Overall feedback 04- Taelman 2019 1.6 23- Arianne Acke OVAM General review 04- 2019 1.7 26- Viktor Varjú RKI Revision based on the 04- comments 2019 1.8 29- Zoltán Raffay Univ.
    [Show full text]
  • Xxxv Conferenza Italiana Di Scienze Regionali Il
    XXXV CONFERENZA ITALIANA DI SCIENZE REGIONALI IL CONTRIBUTO DELLE PICCOLE E MEDIE CITTÀ ALLA CRESCITA REGIONALE IN ITALIA. PRIME EVIDENZE PER IL PERIODO 2001-2011 David Burgalassi 1, Sabrina Iommi 2 SOMMARIO Small and medium-sized cities host the largest share of Italian population and jobs. Moreover, they have represented the engines of economic growth in many Italian regions. This holds especially for those regions characterized by the presence of industrial districts and clusters, which have steeply shaped their economic structure and development patterns. Those include the regions of Central Italy, which show the highest presence of small and medium cities. Our work aims to explore the contribution made by small and medium-sized urban systems to the economic development of Italian regions in the last decade. We analyze what are the determinants of economic trajectories in urban regions and whether different kinds of agglomeration externalities, such as mechanisms of functional specialization, may have been a role for urban and regional growth by acting as substitutes for the lack of metropolitan scale. After having discussed the issue of the spatial definition of city, we provide an economic taxonomy of Italian urban systems according to their specialization in terms of economic functions available at the urban level. This allows for a synthetic urban ranking index describing the role of the city into the regional hierarchy. The following step is the analysis of the economic performance of different typologies of cities, by identifying the dimensions that have driven regional growth in terms of population, jobs and economic competitiveness. The results of the analysis provide some remarks about the challenges and the potential of small and medium-cities for regional and national economic development.
    [Show full text]
  • Impaginazione Av
    Trimestrale del Laboratorio TeMA Territorio Mobilità e Ambiente - TeMALab http://www.tema.unina.it ISSN 1970-9870 03.11 Vol 4 - No 3 - settembre 2011 - pagg. 87-99 Dipartimento di Pianificazione e Scienza del Territorio Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Contributi © Copyright dell’autore. Big infrastructures effects on local developments The case of Naples Metropolitan Area Effetti inattesi delle grandi infrastrutture sullo sviluppo locale. Il caso dell’Area Metropolitana di Napoli Bruna Vendemmia Dipartimento Architettura e Pianificazione Diap Politecnico di Milano email: [email protected] Preface Questa ricerca descrive in modo critico-storiografico le conseguenze generate dalle strategie di localizzazione delle infrastrutture di scala regionale sulla crescita urbana locale. In This research aims to clarify the consequences generated particolare mi sembra interessante chiarire, in questa sede, se le by regional infrastructures strategies on local city growth. strategie di infrastrutturazione regionale inneschino processi di trasformazione a livello locale e se questi processi possano, a loro Do regional infrastructure strategies activate transformation volta, generare un sistema di regole virtuose di sviluppo “dal processes at a local level? And may these processes basso”. Il caso studio preso in esame è l’Area Metropolitana di generate virtuous rules for local development in bottom- Napoli. Amministrativamente non costituita, essa viene spesso fatta coincidere con i limiti della Provincia; sebbene, nel suo uso up transformations? quotidiano, sia possibile individuare un’area di influenza che To answer at these questions, in my opinion, the comprende anche parte delle Provincie di Caserta e Salerno. Metropolitan Area of Naples represents an interesting case Questa definizione di confini più labili nasce dalla considerazione che il territorio è il risultato di una serie di processi, naturali e di study.
    [Show full text]