Land consumption, 20 hectares destroyed every day in Italy: the ranking of cities and regions

Il Fatto Quotidiano

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Every day, land consumption increases by 20 hectares (although the Italian population is decreasing) and it also happens in floodplain areas. In 2023 alone, the consequent reduction of the 'sponge effect', i.e. the soil's ability to absorb and hold water and regulate the hydrological cycle, cost Italy more than 400 million euros. If we consider the land loss that occurred not only in the last year (at a rate of 2.3 square meters per second), but…

Gazzetta di Milano

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The ISPRA Report on land consumption in Italy, published today, confirms and consolidates the Lombard record as the most cemented region in Italy: with 2910 square kilometers of land paved with cement or asphalt, Lombardy separates all other regions in terms of the extension of the urbanized territory, which is worth a whopping 12.2% of the entire regional area, a value almost double the national average.

novaratoday.it

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The black jersey for land consumption in 2023 for the Novara area goes to Cameri. This is stated in the annual report of Ispra, the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research. “The report provides an updated picture of the processes of land transformation and makes it possible to evaluate the...