M Colleoni

Metropolitan Dynamics and Mobility Flows: A National Comparative Study (1991–2011)

The first national interest in metropolitan areas dates back to the seventies stimulated by the strong growth in population around the main metropolitan conurbations in Italy and linked to the issue of constructing administrative bodies of a metropolitan nature. Since then, the presence of metropolitan areas has been covered by sector literature sharing, albeit from different disciplinary perspectives, the aim of identifying territorial collocation and socio-demographic structure. In a similar way to those in English in the fifties on metropolitan areas, Italian studies define metropolitan areas by combining criteria of homogeneity, interdependence and morphology. Similar attention to integration of the defining criteria is present in this study, which aims to identify metropolitan areas in Italy and study their evolution in the period from 1991 to 2011. Compared to studies carried out so far this proposal stands out for its choice to consider as metropolitan those areas that meet specific requisites of density of metropolitan functions, including special attention dedicated to mobility for work or study reasons. More than an accessory function that supports the other activities, mobility is considered a fundamental dimension of metropolitan areas, helping to define the shape of the area and draw its borders.

La dinamica temporale della localizzazione territoriale delle abitazioni in Italia in tempo di crisi

The paper presents the findings of a study on the dynamics of the location of dwellings in Italy. In particular, it explores the consequences of the economic crisis on the housing market, with particular attention to the building renovation, the presence of empty houses, the housing size, the tenure status and the house affordability. The analysis is carried out at the level of the metropolitan areas, large urban areas and the rest of the Country.

Sistema e politiche alimentari urbane. Uno studio metodologico nella città di Milano

This paper proposes a method and a list of indicators for analyzing the urban food system and the urban food policies in the city of Milan. Because of the urban food policies and the urban food system have been introduced only very recently in the Italian scientific debate, this article starts with a brief introduction about the food policies and the food system. Then, it focuses on the presentation of the goals, methods and indicators of the research conducted in Milan and, in the third part, the main survey results are presented.

L’accessibilità spaziale potenziale alle opportunità urbane. Un’analisi comparata tra la città metropolitana di Milano e la metropoli di Lione

L’articolo propone un metodo per l’analisi dell’accessibilita spaziale potenziale alle opportunita urbane e presenta i risultati della sua applicazione alle citta metro-politane di Milano e Lione. La presentazione del metodo, basato sull’uso di open data e dei GIS, e dei risultati, incentrati sull’individuazione di aree vulnerabili sotto il profilo dell’(in)accessibilita, e preceduta da una rassegna delle definizioni e delle tecniche di rilevazione dell’accessibilita spaziale.

I tempi e le attività della notte degli italiani

This paper presents the results of a secondary data analysis of the latest survey, conducted during the period 2008-2009 by the National Italian Institute for Statistics (Istat) in Italy, on how time is used. It aims to analyze how night-time hours are used by the Italian population, with attention to the duration and temporal sequence of the activities undertaken. Specifically, it intends to answer questions regarding identification of when night begins and ends and to provide an analysis of the density and temporal sequences of daytime activities