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Rome
Environmental Situation
Rome is the capital city of the country: administrative, political and services are the main
activities, including transport and all assets related to tourism; these activities are
particularly concentrated in the central area, especially in its historical centre.
In spite of this concentration of activities, a sufficiently developed radial system
of public transport services has not been implemented. Both pedestrian and public
transport shares are only 20% each of the total mobility, while 60% trips are travelled
by private transport; in the historical centre this modal share changes into 34% of
pedestrians, 29% public transport and 37% private transport.
Mode split is further characterised by the dominance of registered private cars and motorbikes
despite the lack of parking spaces.
The City Administration has developed policies aimed at improving mobility, modifying modal
split in favour of public transport, increasing traffic safety, decreasing air pollution and
acoustic nuisances, regenerating urban spaces, rationalising public space use, safeguarding
citizens health, preserving historical and architectural heritage.
The main actors where air quality is concerned are:
- Ministry of the Environment, responsible for the implementation of the national
environmental policy and co-ordinating the Regional and National ARPA system
- ARPA Lazio, that is regional authority that carries out air quality monitoring
for municipalities, including Rome, and the whole Lazio Region.
- X Department of Rome Municipality, the municipal body in Rome responsible for air
quality management and respect of the limits, set-up by the Environment Ministry
in compliance with European Directives.
- The Air Quality Commission, composed by representants of all the stakeholders:
Lazio Region, X Department of Rome Municipality, VII Department of Rome Municipality
(Traffic), ARPA Lazio, ENEA and CNR, i.e. the most important italian institutes on air
quality research, Superior Institute of Health, ATAC, i.e. the mobility municipal agency,
and the main polluting companies, sometimes belonging to Municipality (ACEA, AMA, ecc);
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