Ispra, deleted from the cement 20% of the coastal Italian – TGCOM

13:02 – The cement has erased nearly 20% of the Italian coastline, ie more than 500 square kilometers: the equivalent of the entire Sardinian coast. This was revealed by the report in 2015 on land use spread by the Institute for the Protection and Environmental Research (Ispra), according to which they were also wiped out 34 thousand hectares in protected areas, 9% of the areas in danger hydraulic and 5% of the banks of rivers and lakes.

Data the environmental disaster – The report states that it was “sealed” (synonymous with “cemented” in the report), 19.4% of the soil between 0 and 300 meters away from the coast and almost 16% between 300 and 1,000 meters. These data also show that in 2014 Italy has “sacrificed” a portion of its territory further: estimates lead to 7%, from 6.9% in 2013, the ground directly waterproofed (the 158% more than in years’ 50), while over 50% of the land, even if not directly involved, suffers impacts.

The most affected regions – In the ranking of the regions’ most consumed “confirmed the first place Lombardy and Veneto (about 10%), while the Liguria are the black mesh cover territory within the 300 meters from the coast (40%), soil consumed within 150 meters from water bodies and one of the areas to hydraulic hazard (30%). Among the areas to flood risk it is instead of Emilia Romagna, with over 100,000 hectares, holds the record in terms of area.

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