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

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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