Soil Consumption in Italy - 2015 Edition

In Italy, soil consumption is growing and the second edition of ISPRA report provides a comprehensive insight on the increasing artificial land cover.

The Report on soil consumption in Italy in 2015 integrates new information, updates the previous data based on higher resolution maps and completes the national assessment with regions, provinces and municipalities indicators.

The Report examines also other aspects characterizing the dynamics of urban expansion and transformation of the landscape at a national and local level, with regard to coastal zones, mountain areas, water bodies, protected areas, flooding hazard, land use, urban forms and density, fragmentation, dispersion and urban sprawl.

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All the report's data in open data format