Autori
Garofalo, Antonio
Mariani, Angela
Agovino, Massimiliano

Titolo
Urban Environmental Quality and Sustainable Food Sourcing: A Spatial Approach Using Italian Provincial Data
Periodico
Rivista di studi sulla sostenibilità
Anno: 2014 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 139 - Pagina finale: 157

Environmental pollution affects human health and well-being, not only directly, but also indirectly due to its effects on food safety and urban and peri-urban agriculture. Proper indicators of urban environmental quality could improve the measurement of the health and well-being component of the Human Development Index. In this paper, by using the Legambiente Index and the Local Moran Transition Probability Matrix, we assess and compare the performance of Italian provinces’ in providing urban environmental quality. Results show a persistent dualism between Northern and Southern Italy and the absence of positive environmental spillover among neighboring provinces. In Southern Italy, policymakers should focus more on improving sustainable food sourcing for a more sustainable and resilient urban development.



SICI: 2239-1959(2014)2<139:UEQASF>2.0.ZU;2-2
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