Press Release: Lower Ferrarese Internal Area
Demographic, socio-economic analysis and sustainable development prospects
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“On socio-economic and environmental sustainability in the Inner Area of Lower Ferrara”
Press release
At the end of 2024, the Cisl of Ferrara promoted an in-depth study on the Lower Ferrara Internal Area, which it commissioned to the Research, Documentation and Economic Social Studies Center (CDS), to analyze and understand, as best as possible, the situation of that portion of our territory which is, economically and demographically, more fragile.
The study, which is very detailed and well supported by data, takes into consideration some important aspects such as:
the evolution of the demographic picture in the period 2020-2024 and the population projection for 2030-31 in the Internal Area and in the province of Ferrara, inserted in the broader regional context.
It is worth noting that, in this regard, adeepening the investigation through the adoption of the Municipal Fragility Index, the definition of which is: the exposure of a territory to risks of natural and anthropogenic origin, as well as to critical conditions connected with the main socio-demographic and economic-productive characteristics.
Furthermore, the evolution of the labour market and the occupational structure at local level and the situation of the economic-productive system and the level of income were considered.
The study also focused on local welfare, analyzed through the expenditure allocated by the Municipalities of the Lower Ferrara Internal Area for social services (up to 2021), and the current provision of the main public services attributable to the Welfare State and referable only to the Internal Area.
Finally, the medium-long term socio-economic development prospects for the Lower Ferrarese Internal Area are examined, with particular reference to public investments in social infrastructures, financed by the PNRR, Cohesion Policy and SNAI.
The study, which will be the subject, in the future, of the necessary and appropriate updates, after being presented and discussed within the bodies of the Cisl Ferrarese, is, today, made available to all those who are interested in learning more about the topic of the Internal Area and for this reason it has been published on our website and we have created a QR code that refers in a simple and direct way to the presentation document.
Ferrara, 17/01/2025
The General Secretary UST CISL Ferrara
Joseph Tagliavia
