Trento, Mantua, Bolzano,
Pordenone and Parma are the top five cities in the annual
standings of Ecosistema Urbano 2019, a survey by Legambiente,
Ambiente Italia and Il Sole 24 Ore on the environmental
performance of Italy's provincial capitals, published in
Monday's Il Sole 24 Ore.
Catania, Siracusa and Vibo Valentia were at the bottom of the
rankings.
Some big cities were near the bottom.
Palermo was 100th, Rome and Naples equal 89th, Turin 88th and
Bari 87th.
They were dragged down by traffic, trash and water woes, the
survey said.
The survey said the environment was "a particularly important
issue at this historic moment with the Conte 2 government that
has put a Green New Deal among its priorities and with the new
generations, including those on the streets for Fridays for
Future and those who join faculties like Agrarian Science or
Environmental Engineering, who show they are very sensitive to
the issue."
"Mantua, top last year, hands the sceptre to Trento that
comes top for the first time thanks to its improvement in air
quality, in the use of public transport and attention for
cicling mobility".
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