A Partially Non-Compensatory Method to Measure the Smart and Sustainable Level of Italian Municipalities

Andrea Ciacci,Reyes González-Relaño,Enrico Ivaldi

doi:10.3390/su13010435

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Abstract

A smart sustainable city (SSC) is a paradigm that encapsulates the latest lines of development in multiple fields of research. The attempt to converge towards a model of sustainable urban life, made difficult by increasing anthropic pressure and polluting activities conducted by man, is also reflected in the intentions of public institutions to take measures of environmental risk mitigation. The change towards more liveable cities must also include the adoption of more far-reaching measures in various sectors. The objective of our work was to provide an analysis in order to assess which of the Italian provincial municipalities were most closely related to the paradigm of SSCs. This aim was pursued through a comparison based on the results of a partially non-compensatory quantitative method, known as the Pena’s Distance method (DP2). The smartest and most sustainable cities, such as Siena, Milan and Padua, were not identified on the basis of common urban characteristics but rather derived from the combination of distinctive and functional elements in the pursuit of a strategic approach aimed at fully exploiting the resources of each area. Moreover, at a macro-geographical level, from the analysis emerged the presence of contiguous clusters, i.e., areas in which a major concentration of smart sustainable municipalities tended to form.

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Over the last years, a constant population growth has characterised European cities and has made it necessary to reanalyse the configuration of the urban fabric [1]
Reference could be made to a techno-human vision, an expression that aims to indicate the use of new technologies, such as applications based on big data, to meet the needs of the community
ResultsThe results paragraph was developed according to the following sequence: The results paragraph was developed according to the following sequence: 1. First, the correlation matrix was proposed in order to evaluate the interrelations ex1

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A constant population growth has characterised European cities and has made it necessary to reanalyse the configuration of the urban fabric [1]. In order to meet the needs of residents in complex and densely populated areas, urban systems must be rethought to facilitate daily life, and the satisfaction of essential needs for the new society, together with the protection of the environmental heritage, must be made possible [3]. Given the magnitude of the phenomenon, it is necessary to implement procedures to monitor the state of the development of the cities, on the basis of a far-reaching programmatic vision of the future. This urban strategy must be wide-ranging, so as to encompass the many urban components, spaces and actors that are part of it [4].

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