In existing cities, urban services play a critical role in creating more prosperous, fair and inclusive societies. Today more than ever urban services are called on to protect the welfare of society while creating the conditions for social and economic development. From a delivery point of view, services are traditionally considered a necessary public provision. However, in this present time of economic uncertainty, governments delivering urban services are currently facing fiscal pressures, as well as new demands and political priorities in a multifaceted and diversified society. New complex social problems, therefore, create new challenges and required a widespread reorganisation. The quest for an efficient, effective and sustainable way to plan and deliver public services offers the opportunity to re-think the traditional supply model. Starting with these remarks, the research mainly deals with the principal issue related to urban services and with the main intention to reform them in terms of planning, management and supply. From this perspective the survey is questioning about what is and what could be the contribution of urban plans in a new approach to supply and regulation of services, in a balance between institutional power and market opportunities. Therefore, the research questions the desirability of private sector access into the provision, management and production of local services in terms of quality improvement, territorial coverage and rates within the Italian situation. In particular, the purpose of the research is to: - Present an analytical framework for reconstructing the historical and legal situation of urban services in the Italian context and for understanding the new tendencies of the sector’s reform. - Provide an overview of the Services plan of the Lombardia region, analysing the twenty-four plans of the identified municipalities with populations of 40.000 inhabitants or over. - Identify, starting from the case studies, some potentially important sources of innovation. - Drawn conclusions in terms of policy implementation.
Nella città contemporanea, i servizi assumono un ruolo cruciale nella creazione per una società più prospera, imparziale e inclusiva. Oggi, più che in passato, i servizi sono chiamati alla protezione del benessere della collettività e alla creazione delle condizioni minime per lo sviluppo sociale ed economico dei sistemi urbani. Dal punto di vista organizzativo, i servizi sono tradizionalmente considerati di competenza pubblica. Tuttavia, in questo momento di incertezza economica, l’erogazione statale dei servizi urbani si trova ad affrontare alcuni problemi, quali la crescente pressione fiscale e nuove e diversificate esigenze di una società sempre più multiforme. Questi nuovi problemi, quindi, richiedono un ripensamento del tradizionale approccio alla pianificazione e alla gestione dei servizi urbani, ripensandolo in un’ottica efficiente, efficace e sostenibile. Partendo da queste osservazioni, la ricerca indaga quale è e quale potrebbe essere il contributo dei piani urbanistici alla fornitura e alla regolamentazione dei servizi urbani. In particolare, lo scopo della ricerca è quello di : - Presentare un quadro analitico per ricostruire la situazione storica e giuridica dei servizi urbani nel contesto italiano e per comprendere le nuove tendenze riformiste del settore. - Fornire una panoramica del Piano di servizi della Regione Lombardia, analizzando i ventiquattro piani dei comuni con una popolazione maggiore di 40.000 abitanti. - Identificare, a partire dai casi studio, alcune potenziali innovazioni. - Tracciare alcune conclusioni in termini di policy implementation.
Reconsidering local civic services. A critical review starting from the new Italian planning tools
CALDARICE, OMBRETTA
Abstract
In existing cities, urban services play a critical role in creating more prosperous, fair and inclusive societies. Today more than ever urban services are called on to protect the welfare of society while creating the conditions for social and economic development. From a delivery point of view, services are traditionally considered a necessary public provision. However, in this present time of economic uncertainty, governments delivering urban services are currently facing fiscal pressures, as well as new demands and political priorities in a multifaceted and diversified society. New complex social problems, therefore, create new challenges and required a widespread reorganisation. The quest for an efficient, effective and sustainable way to plan and deliver public services offers the opportunity to re-think the traditional supply model. Starting with these remarks, the research mainly deals with the principal issue related to urban services and with the main intention to reform them in terms of planning, management and supply. From this perspective the survey is questioning about what is and what could be the contribution of urban plans in a new approach to supply and regulation of services, in a balance between institutional power and market opportunities. Therefore, the research questions the desirability of private sector access into the provision, management and production of local services in terms of quality improvement, territorial coverage and rates within the Italian situation. In particular, the purpose of the research is to: - Present an analytical framework for reconstructing the historical and legal situation of urban services in the Italian context and for understanding the new tendencies of the sector’s reform. - Provide an overview of the Services plan of the Lombardia region, analysing the twenty-four plans of the identified municipalities with populations of 40.000 inhabitants or over. - Identify, starting from the case studies, some potentially important sources of innovation. - Drawn conclusions in terms of policy implementation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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