Regional Minister for the Environment Arch. Maurizio Conte DIRECTOR of the Regional Environment...

Regional Minister for the Environment Arch. Maurizio Conte

DIRECTOR of the Regional Environment Protection Directorate

Dr Alessandro Benassi

ARPAV and Veneto Region:

An overview

Regional Environment Protection Directorate

Veneto Region:

framing the socio-economic context

some figures about GDP, employment and productive

sectors

Italian GDP in 2005Northern Italy accounts for 50% and Veneto for 10% of Italian economy

Emplyoment 2005 [thousands]

0.0

1,000.0

2,000.0

3,000.0

4,000.0

5,000.0

6,000.0

7,000.0

8,000.0

AgricultureIndustry

Industry - No siderurgy

constructiontrade

turism

transport

finance and real estate

pubbic sector

educationhealth

other services 1

other services 2

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

Italy North Veneto [% right axis]

Gross Domestic Product

0.0

200,000.0

400,000.0

600,000.0

800,000.0

1,000,000.0

1,200,000.0

1,400,000.0

1,600,000.0

ITALIA NORD VENETO

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1.10

GDP [million €] GDP [%]

EmploymentMore than 15% of Italian population is employed in Veneto (green line – right axis)

Number of industrial districts

-

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

ITALY North Veneto

Number of industrial districts in Italy About 13% of Italian industrial districts are in Veneto

Number of enterprices

1

10

100

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

10,000,000

agriculturefishery

estraction

manifacturing

energy, water, gas

constructiontrade

turism

transport

finance and real estate

professionals

educationhealth

other services

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Italy Veneto [%]

Number of enterprises in Italy and Veneto (%)About 10% of Italian firms are in Veneto (blue diamond – right axis)

Number of employees

Percentage variation from 1991 to 2001

Above 350

Between 251 and 350

Between 151 and 250

Below 150

Above 16%

Between 10 and 16%

Between 6 and 10%

Between 0 and 6%

negative

Veneto Region, an example:

overview about driven forces of air pollution

Driving forces of air pollution: population

VENETO VENETO REGIONREGION

Regional levelVeneto: 4,500 [M inh]Pop density: 244 inh/km2

Province level (7)5 with about 800 [K inh]2 with about 250 [K inh]

Municipal level (581)329 with < 5 [K inh]552 with < 20 [K inh] 29 with > 20 [K inh]

A densely populated area with high urban sprawl

Driving forces of air pollution: industrial activities

Legend

Main streets

Highways

Cement plants

Power plant

Industrial areas

Production activities

Climatic zones

Alpine

Elevated plain

Plain

Coastal & lagoon

Low level plain

Pre-alpine

Furniture district

Port & Industrial area

Cement plants

Power plant

Furniture district

Leather district

Some relevant “hot spots”

together with many small

industries within a densely

urbanised area

Source: TEMIS

Driving forces of air pollution: meteorologyPianura Padana: it’s a closed aerological basin; a sort of

“bathtub” with low recirculation and high stagnation= high pollution

Alps

Appenines

Lake

of G

arda

N

We believe it’s necessary to get a solution that is matching the need of environmental

protection (ex. good air quality) and

industrial profitability and social-economic development

…….Political choices……

another example:

The waste management

in

Veneto Region

Goal of regional planning?

Landfills = 0

How to reach the goal ?

with an integrated waste management

In landfills only fraction of residual waste

production waste

Total production waste in Veneto (2010): 2.408.599 t (+ 1,6% )

Separated colletion waste

Comunal separated colletion waste

Current situation of waste management installations

MAJOR PUBLIC FACILITIES:MAJOR PUBLIC FACILITIES:

• selection of municipal waste

• recovery of organic

• recovery of dry fraction

• incinerators with energy recovery

• landfills

Current situation of waste management installations

is able to meet the needs of the waste treatment

The end