Paradoxes of the Italian Historic Centres between Underutilisation and Planning Policies for Sustainability

The paper presents the analysis of the statistical data on population and real estate in 20 small-to-medium-sized cities in Northern Italy and shows a high rate of vacancy of housing and significant shrinkage of businesses and institutions in the historic centres, where urban heritage is concentrate...

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Main Authors: Paola Pellegrini, Ezio Micelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/9/2614