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. […]

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) […]

World water day

Upon occasion of the 2015 World Water Day, established by United Nations and celebrated every March 22 all over the world, Istat provides a summary […]

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 Water Census 2012

This report describes the main results of the 2013 edition of the Urban Water Census, with data related to 2012. Since 1951 Istat has periodically […]

Population and the environment

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

Urban environmental services

In 2012 urban waste collection in the provincial capitals decreased (-3.9% over the previous year), from 590,5 to 567,3 kg. per capita.Separate collection of waste […]

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 […]

Environmental expenditure of Italian regions

The 2004-2010 time series of regional administrations’ environmental expenditure are calculated through the budget analysis methodology: every single expenditure item of the regional administrations’ public […]

Annual Report 2012 - The state of the Nation

FOCUS FOR THE MEDIA Chapter 1 – A tough transition for the Italian economy Chapter 2 – Italy between the 1992 crisis and the current […]