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 2005 Northern Italy accounts for 50% and Veneto for 10% of Italian economy Employment More than 15% of Italian population is employed in Veneto (green line – right axis)

Number of industrial districts in Italy About 13% of Italian industrial districts are in Veneto Number of enterprises in Italy and Veneto (%) About 10% of Italian firms are in Veneto (blue diamond – right axis)

Number of employeesPercentage 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 REGION Regional level Veneto: 4,500 [M inh] Pop density: 244 inh/km 2 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: meteorology Pianura Padana: it’s a closed aerological basin; a sort of “bathtub” with low recirculation and high stagnation = high pollution Alps Appenines Lake of Garda 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): t (+ 1,6% )

Separated colletion waste

Comunal separated colletion waste

Current situation of waste management installations 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

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